Q: Is 500,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 500,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,420 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 500420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 131 191 262 382 524 655 764 955 1,310 1,910 2,620 3,820 25,021 50,042 100,084 125,105 250,210 and 500,420, with no remainder.

Since 500,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,420, 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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