Q: Is 500,900 a Prime Number?

A: No, 500,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,900 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 500900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 5,009 10,018 20,036 25,045 50,090 100,180 125,225 250,450 and 500,900, with no remainder.

Since 500,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,900, it is not a prime number.

Number	500,898	500,899	500,901	500,902
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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