Q: Is 249,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 249,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 249,700 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 249700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 220 227 275 454 550 908 1,100 1,135 2,270 2,497 4,540 4,994 5,675 9,988 11,350 12,485 22,700 24,970 49,940 62,425 124,850 and 249,700, with no remainder.

Since 249,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 249,700, 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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