Q: Is 551,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 551,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 551,500 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 551500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 1,103 2,206 4,412 5,515 11,030 22,060 27,575 55,150 110,300 137,875 275,750 and 551,500, with no remainder.

Since 551,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 551,500, 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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