Q: Is 500,494 a Prime Number?

A: No, 500,494 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,494 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 500494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 251 502 997 1,994 250,247 and 500,494, with no remainder.

Since 500,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,494, it is not a prime number.

Number	500,492	500,493	500,495	500,496
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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