Q: Is 550,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 550,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 550,960 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 550960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 71 80 97 142 194 284 355 388 485 568 710 776 970 1,136 1,420 1,552 1,940 2,840 3,880 5,680 6,887 7,760 13,774 27,548 34,435 55,096 68,870 110,192 137,740 275,480 and 550,960, with no remainder.

Since 550,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,960, it is not a prime number.


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