Q: Is 500,139 a Prime Number?

A: No, 500,139 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,139 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 500139 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 61 183 549 911 2,733 8,199 55,571 166,713 and 500,139, with no remainder.

Since 500,139 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,139, it is not a prime number.

Number	500,137	500,138	500,140	500,141
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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