Q: Is 1,659,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,659,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,659,500 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 1659500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 3,319 6,638 13,276 16,595 33,190 66,380 82,975 165,950 331,900 414,875 829,750 and 1,659,500, with no remainder.

Since 1,659,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,659,500, 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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