Q: Is 538,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 538,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 538,000 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 538000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 269 400 500 538 1,000 1,076 1,345 2,000 2,152 2,690 4,304 5,380 6,725 10,760 13,450 21,520 26,900 33,625 53,800 67,250 107,600 134,500 269,000 and 538,000, with no remainder.

Since 538,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,000, it is not a prime number.


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