Q: Is 523,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 523,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 523,480 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 523480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 92 115 184 230 460 569 920 1,138 2,276 2,845 4,552 5,690 11,380 13,087 22,760 26,174 52,348 65,435 104,696 130,870 261,740 and 523,480, with no remainder.

Since 523,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 523,480, 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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