Q: Is 538,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 538,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 538,252 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 538252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 13 22 26 44 52 143 286 572 941 1,882 3,764 10,351 12,233 20,702 24,466 41,404 48,932 134,563 269,126 and 538,252, with no remainder.

Since 538,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,252, 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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