Q: Is 36,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 36,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 36,500 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 36500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 73 100 125 146 250 292 365 500 730 1,460 1,825 3,650 7,300 9,125 18,250 and 36,500, with no remainder.

Since 36,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,500, 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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