Q: Is 550,708 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 550,708 is not a prime number.

Why is 550,708 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 550708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 61 74 122 148 244 2,257 3,721 4,514 7,442 9,028 14,884 137,677 275,354 and 550,708, with no remainder.

Since 550,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,708, 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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