Q: Is 178,750 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 178,750 is not a prime number.

Why is 178,750 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 178750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 13 22 25 26 50 55 65 110 125 130 143 250 275 286 325 550 625 650 715 1,250 1,375 1,430 1,625 2,750 3,250 3,575 6,875 7,150 8,125 13,750 16,250 17,875 35,750 89,375 and 178,750, with no remainder.

Since 178,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,750, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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