Q: Is 32,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 32,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 32,000 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 32000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 128 160 200 250 256 320 400 500 640 800 1,000 1,280 1,600 2,000 3,200 4,000 6,400 8,000 16,000 and 32,000, with no remainder.

Since 32,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,000, it is not a prime number.


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