Q: Is 485,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 485,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 485,500 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 485500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 971 1,942 3,884 4,855 9,710 19,420 24,275 48,550 97,100 121,375 242,750 and 485,500, with no remainder.

Since 485,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 485,500, 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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