Q: Is 204,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 204,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 204,700 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 204700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 46 50 89 92 100 115 178 230 356 445 460 575 890 1,150 1,780 2,047 2,225 2,300 4,094 4,450 8,188 8,900 10,235 20,470 40,940 51,175 102,350 and 204,700, with no remainder.

Since 204,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,700, 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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