Q: Is 500,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 500,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,124 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 500124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 71 142 213 284 426 587 852 1,174 1,761 2,348 3,522 7,044 41,677 83,354 125,031 166,708 250,062 and 500,124, with no remainder.

Since 500,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,124, 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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