Q: Is 26,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 26,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 26,000 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 26000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 125 130 200 208 250 260 325 400 500 520 650 1,000 1,040 1,300 1,625 2,000 2,600 3,250 5,200 6,500 13,000 and 26,000, with no remainder.

Since 26,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,000, it is not a prime number.


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