Q: Is 83,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 83,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 83,800 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 83800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 419 838 1,676 2,095 3,352 4,190 8,380 10,475 16,760 20,950 41,900 and 83,800, with no remainder.

Since 83,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 83,800, 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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