Q: Is 559,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 559,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 559,248 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 559248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 61 122 183 191 244 366 382 488 573 732 764 976 1,146 1,464 1,528 2,292 2,928 3,056 4,584 9,168 11,651 23,302 34,953 46,604 69,906 93,208 139,812 186,416 279,624 and 559,248, with no remainder.

Since 559,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 559,248, 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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