Q: Is 870,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 870,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 870,500 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 870500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 1,741 3,482 6,964 8,705 17,410 34,820 43,525 87,050 174,100 217,625 435,250 and 870,500, with no remainder.

Since 870,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 870,500, it is not a prime number.


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