Q: Is 990,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 990,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 990,250 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 990250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 25 34 50 85 125 170 233 250 425 466 850 1,165 2,125 2,330 3,961 4,250 5,825 7,922 11,650 19,805 29,125 39,610 58,250 99,025 198,050 495,125 and 990,250, with no remainder.

Since 990,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 990,250, 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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