Q: Is 500,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 500,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,550 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 500550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 47 50 71 75 94 141 142 150 213 235 282 355 426 470 705 710 1,065 1,175 1,410 1,775 2,130 2,350 3,337 3,525 3,550 5,325 6,674 7,050 10,011 10,650 16,685 20,022 33,370 50,055 83,425 100,110 166,850 250,275 and 500,550, with no remainder.

Since 500,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,550, it is not a prime number.


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Number 500,548500,549500,551500,552
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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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