Q: Is 479,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 479,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 479,502 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 479502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 102 153 306 1,567 3,134 4,701 9,402 14,103 26,639 28,206 53,278 79,917 159,834 239,751 and 479,502, with no remainder.

Since 479,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 479,502, 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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