Q: Is 549,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 549,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 549,960 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 549960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 4,583 9,166 13,749 18,332 22,915 27,498 36,664 45,830 54,996 68,745 91,660 109,992 137,490 183,320 274,980 and 549,960, with no remainder.

Since 549,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 549,960, 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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