Q: Is 578,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 578,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 578,500 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 578500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 89 100 125 130 178 250 260 325 356 445 500 650 890 1,157 1,300 1,625 1,780 2,225 2,314 3,250 4,450 4,628 5,785 6,500 8,900 11,125 11,570 22,250 23,140 28,925 44,500 57,850 115,700 144,625 289,250 and 578,500, with no remainder.

Since 578,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 578,500, 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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