Q: Is 508,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 508,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 508,550 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 508550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 35 50 70 175 350 1,453 2,906 7,265 10,171 14,530 20,342 36,325 50,855 72,650 101,710 254,275 and 508,550, with no remainder.

Since 508,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,550, 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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