Q: Is 277,950 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 277,950 is not a prime number.

Why is 277,950 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 277950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 25 30 34 50 51 75 85 102 109 150 170 218 255 327 425 510 545 654 850 1,090 1,275 1,635 1,853 2,550 2,725 3,270 3,706 5,450 5,559 8,175 9,265 11,118 16,350 18,530 27,795 46,325 55,590 92,650 138,975 and 277,950, with no remainder.

Since 277,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 277,950, 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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