Q: Is 543,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 543,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 543,988 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 543988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 41 62 82 107 124 164 214 428 1,271 2,542 3,317 4,387 5,084 6,634 8,774 13,268 17,548 135,997 271,994 and 543,988, with no remainder.

Since 543,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 543,988, 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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