Q: Is 300,040,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 300,040,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 300,040,550 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 300040550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 167 334 835 1,670 4,175 8,350 35,933 71,866 179,665 359,330 898,325 1,796,650 6,000,811 12,001,622 30,004,055 60,008,110 150,020,275 and 300,040,550, with no remainder.

Since 300,040,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 300,040,550, 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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