Q: Is 551,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 551,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 551,420 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 551420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 79 158 316 349 395 698 790 1,396 1,580 1,745 3,490 6,980 27,571 55,142 110,284 137,855 275,710 and 551,420, with no remainder.

Since 551,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 551,420, 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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