Q: Is 30,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 30,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 30,000 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 30000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 300 375 400 500 600 625 750 1,000 1,200 1,250 1,500 1,875 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,750 5,000 6,000 7,500 10,000 15,000 and 30,000, with no remainder.

Since 30,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 30,000, 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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