Q: Is 992,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 992,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 992,500 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 992500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 397 500 625 794 1,250 1,588 1,985 2,500 3,970 7,940 9,925 19,850 39,700 49,625 99,250 198,500 248,125 496,250 and 992,500, with no remainder.

Since 992,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 992,500, 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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