Q: Is 475,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 475,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 475,000 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 475000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 19 20 25 38 40 50 76 95 100 125 152 190 200 250 380 475 500 625 760 950 1,000 1,250 1,900 2,375 2,500 3,125 3,800 4,750 5,000 6,250 9,500 11,875 12,500 19,000 23,750 25,000 47,500 59,375 95,000 118,750 237,500 and 475,000, with no remainder.

Since 475,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 475,000, 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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