Q: Is 587,920 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 587,920 is not a prime number.

Why is 587,920 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 587920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 7,349 14,698 29,396 36,745 58,792 73,490 117,584 146,980 293,960 and 587,920, with no remainder.

Since 587,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 587,920, it is not a prime number.


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