Q: Is 629,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 629,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 629,500 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 629500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 1,259 2,518 5,036 6,295 12,590 25,180 31,475 62,950 125,900 157,375 314,750 and 629,500, with no remainder.

Since 629,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 629,500, it is not a prime number.


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