Q: Is 56,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 56,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 56,420 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 56420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 13 14 20 26 28 31 35 52 62 65 70 91 124 130 140 155 182 217 260 310 364 403 434 455 620 806 868 910 1,085 1,612 1,820 2,015 2,170 2,821 4,030 4,340 5,642 8,060 11,284 14,105 28,210 and 56,420, with no remainder.

Since 56,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,420, 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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