Q: Is 552,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 552,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 552,500 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 552500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 17 20 25 26 34 50 52 65 68 85 100 125 130 170 221 250 260 325 340 425 442 500 625 650 850 884 1,105 1,250 1,300 1,625 1,700 2,125 2,210 2,500 3,250 4,250 4,420 5,525 6,500 8,125 8,500 10,625 11,050 16,250 21,250 22,100 27,625 32,500 42,500 55,250 110,500 138,125 276,250 and 552,500, with no remainder.

Since 552,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 552,500, 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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