Q: Is 550,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 550,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 550,250 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 550250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 31 50 62 71 125 142 155 250 310 355 710 775 1,550 1,775 2,201 3,550 3,875 4,402 7,750 8,875 11,005 17,750 22,010 55,025 110,050 275,125 and 550,250, with no remainder.

Since 550,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,250, 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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