Q: Is 558,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 558,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 558,000 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 558000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 31 36 40 45 48 50 60 62 72 75 80 90 93 100 120 124 125 144 150 155 180 186 200 225 240 248 250 279 300 310 360 372 375 400 450 465 496 500 558 600 620 720 744 750 775 900 930 1,000 1,116 1,125 1,200 1,240 1,395 1,488 1,500 1,550 1,800 1,860 2,000 2,232 2,250 2,325 2,480 2,790 3,000 3,100 3,600 3,720 3,875 4,464 4,500 4,650 5,580 6,000 6,200 6,975 7,440 7,750 9,000 9,300 11,160 11,625 12,400 13,950 15,500 18,000 18,600 22,320 23,250 27,900 31,000 34,875 37,200 46,500 55,800 62,000 69,750 93,000 111,600 139,500 186,000 279,000 and 558,000, with no remainder.

Since 558,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 558,000, it is not a prime number.


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