Q: Is 500,008 a Prime Number?

A: No, 500,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,008 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 500008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 62,501 125,002 250,004 and 500,008, with no remainder.

Since 500,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,008, it is not a prime number.

Number	500,006	500,007	500,009	500,010
Prime?	no	no	yes	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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