Q: Is 889,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 889,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 889,540 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 889540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 79 158 316 395 563 790 1,126 1,580 2,252 2,815 5,630 11,260 44,477 88,954 177,908 222,385 444,770 and 889,540, with no remainder.

Since 889,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 889,540, 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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