Q: Is 589,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 589,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 589,540 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 589540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 4,211 8,422 16,844 21,055 29,477 42,110 58,954 84,220 117,908 147,385 294,770 and 589,540, with no remainder.

Since 589,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 589,540, 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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