Q: Is 512,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 512,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 512,560 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 512560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 43 80 86 149 172 215 298 344 430 596 688 745 860 1,192 1,490 1,720 2,384 2,980 3,440 5,960 6,407 11,920 12,814 25,628 32,035 51,256 64,070 102,512 128,140 256,280 and 512,560, with no remainder.

Since 512,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 512,560, 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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