Q: Is 548,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 548,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 548,000 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 548000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 137 160 200 250 274 400 500 548 685 800 1,000 1,096 1,370 2,000 2,192 2,740 3,425 4,000 4,384 5,480 6,850 10,960 13,700 17,125 21,920 27,400 34,250 54,800 68,500 109,600 137,000 274,000 and 548,000, with no remainder.

Since 548,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 548,000, it is not a prime number.


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