Q: Is 556,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 556,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 556,000 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 556000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 139 160 200 250 278 400 500 556 695 800 1,000 1,112 1,390 2,000 2,224 2,780 3,475 4,000 4,448 5,560 6,950 11,120 13,900 17,375 22,240 27,800 34,750 55,600 69,500 111,200 139,000 278,000 and 556,000, with no remainder.

Since 556,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 556,000, it is not a prime number.


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