Q: Is 949,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 949,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 949,540 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 949540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 197 241 394 482 788 964 985 1,205 1,970 2,410 3,940 4,820 47,477 94,954 189,908 237,385 474,770 and 949,540, with no remainder.

Since 949,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 949,540, 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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