Q: Is 500,271 a Prime Number?

A: No, 500,271 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,271 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 500271 can be evenly divided by 1 3 103 309 1,619 4,857 166,757 and 500,271, with no remainder.

Since 500,271 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,271, it is not a prime number.

Number	500,269	500,270	500,272	500,273
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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