Q: Is 888,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 888,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 888,850 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 888850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 29 50 58 145 290 613 725 1,226 1,450 3,065 6,130 15,325 17,777 30,650 35,554 88,885 177,770 444,425 and 888,850, with no remainder.

Since 888,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 888,850, 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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