Q: Is 518,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 518,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 518,500 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 518500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 61 68 85 100 122 125 170 244 250 305 340 425 500 610 850 1,037 1,220 1,525 1,700 2,074 2,125 3,050 4,148 4,250 5,185 6,100 7,625 8,500 10,370 15,250 20,740 25,925 30,500 51,850 103,700 129,625 259,250 and 518,500, with no remainder.

Since 518,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 518,500, it is not a prime number.


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