Q: Is 500,018 a Prime Number?

A: No, 500,018 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,018 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 500018 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 37 58 74 233 466 1,073 2,146 6,757 8,621 13,514 17,242 250,009 and 500,018, with no remainder.

Since 500,018 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,018, it is not a prime number.

Number	500,016	500,017	500,019	500,020
Prime?	no	no	no	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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