Q: Is 850,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 850,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 850,550 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 850550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 17,011 34,022 85,055 170,110 425,275 and 850,550, with no remainder.

Since 850,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 850,550, it is not a prime number.


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Number 850,548850,549850,551850,552
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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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