Q: Is 386,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 386,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 386,000 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 386000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 193 200 250 386 400 500 772 965 1,000 1,544 1,930 2,000 3,088 3,860 4,825 7,720 9,650 15,440 19,300 24,125 38,600 48,250 77,200 96,500 193,000 and 386,000, with no remainder.

Since 386,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 386,000, 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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