Q: Is 588,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 588,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 588,980 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 588980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 49 70 98 140 196 245 490 601 980 1,202 2,404 3,005 4,207 6,010 8,414 12,020 16,828 21,035 29,449 42,070 58,898 84,140 117,796 147,245 294,490 and 588,980, with no remainder.

Since 588,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 588,980, 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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