Q: Is 4,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,500 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 4500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 30 36 45 50 60 75 90 100 125 150 180 225 250 300 375 450 500 750 900 1,125 1,500 2,250 and 4,500, with no remainder.

Since 4,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,500, 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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