Q: Is 500,408 a Prime Number?

A: No, 500,408 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,408 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 500408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 71 142 284 568 881 1,762 3,524 7,048 62,551 125,102 250,204 and 500,408, with no remainder.

Since 500,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,408, it is not a prime number.

Number	500,406	500,407	500,409	500,410
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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