Q: Is 531,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 531,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 531,500 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 531500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 1,063 2,126 4,252 5,315 10,630 21,260 26,575 53,150 106,300 132,875 265,750 and 531,500, with no remainder.

Since 531,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 531,500, 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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