Q: Is 480,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 480,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 480,500 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 480500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 31 50 62 100 124 125 155 250 310 500 620 775 961 1,550 1,922 3,100 3,844 3,875 4,805 7,750 9,610 15,500 19,220 24,025 48,050 96,100 120,125 240,250 and 480,500, with no remainder.

Since 480,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 480,500, 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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