Q: Is 500,885 a Prime Number?

A: No, 500,885 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,885 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 500885 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 11 35 55 77 385 1,301 6,505 9,107 14,311 45,535 71,555 100,177 and 500,885, with no remainder.

Since 500,885 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,885, it is not a prime number.

Number	500,883	500,884	500,886	500,887
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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