Q: Is 531,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 531,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 531,980 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 531980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 67 134 268 335 397 670 794 1,340 1,588 1,985 3,970 7,940 26,599 53,198 106,396 132,995 265,990 and 531,980, with no remainder.

Since 531,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 531,980, 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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