Q: Is 36,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 36,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 36,000 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 36000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 96 100 120 125 144 150 160 180 200 225 240 250 288 300 360 375 400 450 480 500 600 720 750 800 900 1,000 1,125 1,200 1,440 1,500 1,800 2,000 2,250 2,400 3,000 3,600 4,000 4,500 6,000 7,200 9,000 12,000 18,000 and 36,000, with no remainder.

Since 36,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,000, it is not a prime number.


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