Q: Is 508,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 508,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 508,980 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 508980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 34 51 60 68 85 102 170 204 255 340 499 510 998 1,020 1,497 1,996 2,495 2,994 4,990 5,988 7,485 8,483 9,980 14,970 16,966 25,449 29,940 33,932 42,415 50,898 84,830 101,796 127,245 169,660 254,490 and 508,980, with no remainder.

Since 508,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,980, 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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