Q: Is 501,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,004 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 501004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 29 58 116 203 406 617 812 1,234 2,468 4,319 8,638 17,276 17,893 35,786 71,572 125,251 250,502 and 501,004, with no remainder.

Since 501,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,004, it is not a prime number.


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

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