Q: Is 517,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 517,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 517,960 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 517960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 92 115 184 230 460 563 920 1,126 2,252 2,815 4,504 5,630 11,260 12,949 22,520 25,898 51,796 64,745 103,592 129,490 258,980 and 517,960, with no remainder.

Since 517,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 517,960, 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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