Q: Is 293,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 293,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 293,500 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 293500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 587 1,174 2,348 2,935 5,870 11,740 14,675 29,350 58,700 73,375 146,750 and 293,500, with no remainder.

Since 293,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 293,500, 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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