Q: Is 559,040 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 559,040 is not a prime number.

Why is 559,040 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 559040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 1,747 3,494 6,988 8,735 13,976 17,470 27,952 34,940 55,904 69,880 111,808 139,760 279,520 and 559,040, with no remainder.

Since 559,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 559,040, 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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