Q: Is 30,500 a Prime Number?

A: No, 30,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 30,500 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 30500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 61 100 122 125 244 250 305 500 610 1,220 1,525 3,050 6,100 7,625 15,250 and 30,500, with no remainder.

Since 30,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 30,500, it is not a prime number.

Number	30,498	30,499	30,501	30,502
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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