Q: Is 550,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 550,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 550,998 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 550998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 4,373 8,746 13,119 26,238 30,611 39,357 61,222 78,714 91,833 183,666 275,499 and 550,998, with no remainder.

Since 550,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,998, 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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