Q: Is 512,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 512,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 512,500 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 512500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 41 50 82 100 125 164 205 250 410 500 625 820 1,025 1,250 2,050 2,500 3,125 4,100 5,125 6,250 10,250 12,500 20,500 25,625 51,250 102,500 128,125 256,250 and 512,500, with no remainder.

Since 512,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 512,500, 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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