Q: Is 202,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 202,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 202,000 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 202000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 101 125 200 202 250 400 404 500 505 808 1,000 1,010 1,616 2,000 2,020 2,525 4,040 5,050 8,080 10,100 12,625 20,200 25,250 40,400 50,500 101,000 and 202,000, with no remainder.

Since 202,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,000, it is not a prime number.


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