Q: Is 550,494 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 550,494 is not a prime number.

Why is 550,494 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 550494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 34 42 51 63 102 119 126 153 238 257 306 357 514 714 771 1,071 1,542 1,799 2,142 2,313 3,598 4,369 4,626 5,397 8,738 10,794 13,107 16,191 26,214 30,583 32,382 39,321 61,166 78,642 91,749 183,498 275,247 and 550,494, with no remainder.

Since 550,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,494, 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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