Q: Is 543,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 543,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 543,008 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 543008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 71 142 239 284 478 568 956 1,136 1,912 2,272 3,824 7,648 16,969 33,938 67,876 135,752 271,504 and 543,008, with no remainder.

Since 543,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 543,008, it is not a prime number.


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