Q: Is 500,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 500,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,020 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 500020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 46 92 115 230 460 1,087 2,174 4,348 5,435 10,870 21,740 25,001 50,002 100,004 125,005 250,010 and 500,020, with no remainder.

Since 500,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,020, 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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