Q: Is 54,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 54,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 54,500 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 54500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 109 125 218 250 436 500 545 1,090 2,180 2,725 5,450 10,900 13,625 27,250 and 54,500, with no remainder.

Since 54,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 54,500, it is not a prime number.


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