Q: Is 438,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 438,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 438,500 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 438500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 877 1,754 3,508 4,385 8,770 17,540 21,925 43,850 87,700 109,625 219,250 and 438,500, with no remainder.

Since 438,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 438,500, it is not a prime number.


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