Q: Is 538,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 538,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 538,980 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 538980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 39 52 60 65 78 130 156 195 260 390 691 780 1,382 2,073 2,764 3,455 4,146 6,910 8,292 8,983 10,365 13,820 17,966 20,730 26,949 35,932 41,460 44,915 53,898 89,830 107,796 134,745 179,660 269,490 and 538,980, with no remainder.

Since 538,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 538,980, 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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