Q: Is 408,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 408,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 408,500 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 408500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 25 38 43 50 76 86 95 100 125 172 190 215 250 380 430 475 500 817 860 950 1,075 1,634 1,900 2,150 2,375 3,268 4,085 4,300 4,750 5,375 8,170 9,500 10,750 16,340 20,425 21,500 40,850 81,700 102,125 204,250 and 408,500, with no remainder.

Since 408,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 408,500, 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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