Q: Is 559,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 559,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 559,988 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 559988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 13 22 26 44 52 89 121 143 178 242 286 356 484 572 979 1,157 1,573 1,958 2,314 3,146 3,916 4,628 6,292 10,769 12,727 21,538 25,454 43,076 50,908 139,997 279,994 and 559,988, with no remainder.

Since 559,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 559,988, 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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