Q: Is 56,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 56,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 56,980 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 56980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 37 44 55 70 74 77 110 140 148 154 185 220 259 308 370 385 407 518 740 770 814 1,036 1,295 1,540 1,628 2,035 2,590 2,849 4,070 5,180 5,698 8,140 11,396 14,245 28,490 and 56,980, with no remainder.

Since 56,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,980, 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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