Q: Is 500,097 a Prime Number?

A: No, 500,097 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,097 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 500097 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 12,823 38,469 166,699 and 500,097, with no remainder.

Since 500,097 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,097, it is not a prime number.

Number	500,095	500,096	500,098	500,099
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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