Q: Is 796,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 796,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 796,500 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 796500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 59 60 75 90 100 108 118 125 135 150 177 180 225 236 250 270 295 300 354 375 450 500 531 540 590 675 708 750 885 900 1,062 1,125 1,180 1,350 1,475 1,500 1,593 1,770 2,124 2,250 2,655 2,700 2,950 3,186 3,375 3,540 4,425 4,500 5,310 5,900 6,372 6,750 7,375 7,965 8,850 10,620 13,275 13,500 14,750 15,930 17,700 22,125 26,550 29,500 31,860 39,825 44,250 53,100 66,375 79,650 88,500 132,750 159,300 199,125 265,500 398,250 and 796,500, with no remainder.

Since 796,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 796,500, 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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