Q: Is 500,048 a Prime Number?

A: No, 500,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,048 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 500048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 31,253 62,506 125,012 250,024 and 500,048, with no remainder.

Since 500,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,048, it is not a prime number.

Number	500,046	500,047	500,049	500,050
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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