Q: Is 552,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 552,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 552,978 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 552978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 31 62 93 186 279 558 991 1,982 2,973 5,946 8,919 17,838 30,721 61,442 92,163 184,326 276,489 and 552,978, with no remainder.

Since 552,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 552,978, 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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