Q: Is 662,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 662,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 662,500 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 662500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 53 100 106 125 212 250 265 500 530 625 1,060 1,250 1,325 2,500 2,650 3,125 5,300 6,250 6,625 12,500 13,250 26,500 33,125 66,250 132,500 165,625 331,250 and 662,500, with no remainder.

Since 662,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 662,500, 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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