Q: Is 598,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 598,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 598,000 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 598000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 23 25 26 40 46 50 52 65 80 92 100 104 115 125 130 184 200 208 230 250 260 299 325 368 400 460 500 520 575 598 650 920 1,000 1,040 1,150 1,196 1,300 1,495 1,625 1,840 2,000 2,300 2,392 2,600 2,875 2,990 3,250 4,600 4,784 5,200 5,750 5,980 6,500 7,475 9,200 11,500 11,960 13,000 14,950 23,000 23,920 26,000 29,900 37,375 46,000 59,800 74,750 119,600 149,500 299,000 and 598,000, with no remainder.

Since 598,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 598,000, it is not a prime number.


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