Q: Is 538,940 a Prime Number?

A: No, 538,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 538,940 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 538940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 26,947 53,894 107,788 134,735 269,470 and 538,940, with no remainder.

Since 538,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,940, it is not a prime number.

Number	538,938	538,939	538,941	538,942
Prime?	no	yes	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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