Q: Is 559,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 559,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 559,840 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 559840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 3,499 6,998 13,996 17,495 27,992 34,990 55,984 69,980 111,968 139,960 279,920 and 559,840, with no remainder.

Since 559,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 559,840, it is not a prime number.


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