Q: Is 559,280 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 559,280 is not a prime number.

Why is 559,280 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 559280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 6,991 13,982 27,964 34,955 55,928 69,910 111,856 139,820 279,640 and 559,280, with no remainder.

Since 559,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 559,280, 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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