Q: Is 64,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 64,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 64,000 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 64000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 128 160 200 250 256 320 400 500 512 640 800 1,000 1,280 1,600 2,000 2,560 3,200 4,000 6,400 8,000 12,800 16,000 32,000 and 64,000, with no remainder.

Since 64,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 64,000, 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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