Q: Is 53,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 53,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 53,500 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 53500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 107 125 214 250 428 500 535 1,070 2,140 2,675 5,350 10,700 13,375 26,750 and 53,500, with no remainder.

Since 53,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,500, 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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