Q: Is 500,275 a Prime Number?

A: No, 500,275 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,275 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 500275 can be evenly divided by 1 5 25 20,011 100,055 and 500,275, with no remainder.

Since 500,275 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,275, it is not a prime number.

Number	500,273	500,274	500,276	500,277
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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