Q: Is 442,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,500 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 442500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 59 60 75 100 118 125 150 177 236 250 295 300 354 375 500 590 625 708 750 885 1,180 1,250 1,475 1,500 1,770 1,875 2,500 2,950 3,540 3,750 4,425 5,900 7,375 7,500 8,850 14,750 17,700 22,125 29,500 36,875 44,250 73,750 88,500 110,625 147,500 221,250 and 442,500, with no remainder.

Since 442,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,500, it is not a prime number.


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