Q: Is 37,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 37,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 37,000 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 37000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 37 40 50 74 100 125 148 185 200 250 296 370 500 740 925 1,000 1,480 1,850 3,700 4,625 7,400 9,250 18,500 and 37,000, with no remainder.

Since 37,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,000, it is not a prime number.


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