Q: Is 43,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 43,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 43,700 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 43700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 23 25 38 46 50 76 92 95 100 115 190 230 380 437 460 475 575 874 950 1,150 1,748 1,900 2,185 2,300 4,370 8,740 10,925 21,850 and 43,700, with no remainder.

Since 43,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,700, 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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