Q: Is 548,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 548,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 548,500 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 548500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 1,097 2,194 4,388 5,485 10,970 21,940 27,425 54,850 109,700 137,125 274,250 and 548,500, with no remainder.

Since 548,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 548,500, it is not a prime number.


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