Q: Is 500,438 a Prime Number?

A: No, 500,438 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,438 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 500438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 59 118 4,241 8,482 250,219 and 500,438, with no remainder.

Since 500,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,438, it is not a prime number.

Number	500,436	500,437	500,439	500,440
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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