Q: Is 576,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 576,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 576,500 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 576500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 1,153 2,306 4,612 5,765 11,530 23,060 28,825 57,650 115,300 144,125 288,250 and 576,500, with no remainder.

Since 576,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 576,500, 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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