Q: Is 500,474 a Prime Number?

A: No, 500,474 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,474 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 500474 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 19,249 38,498 250,237 and 500,474, with no remainder.

Since 500,474 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,474, it is not a prime number.

Number	500,472	500,473	500,475	500,476
Prime?	no	yes	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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