Q: Is 88,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 88,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 88,550 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 88550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 14 22 23 25 35 46 50 55 70 77 110 115 154 161 175 230 253 275 322 350 385 506 550 575 770 805 1,150 1,265 1,610 1,771 1,925 2,530 3,542 3,850 4,025 6,325 8,050 8,855 12,650 17,710 44,275 and 88,550, with no remainder.

Since 88,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 88,550, 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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