Q: Is 85,000 a Prime Number?
A: No, 85,000 is 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 85000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 85 100 125 136 170 200 250 340 425 500 625 680 850 1,000 1,250 1,700 2,125 2,500 3,400 4,250 5,000 8,500 10,625 17,000 21,250 42,500 and 85,000, with no remainder.
Since 85,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,000, it is not a prime number.