Q: Is 885,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 885,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 885,550 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 885550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 89 178 199 398 445 890 995 1,990 2,225 4,450 4,975 9,950 17,711 35,422 88,555 177,110 442,775 and 885,550, with no remainder.

Since 885,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 885,550, it is not a prime number.


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