Q: Is 501,017 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,017 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,017 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 501017 can be evenly divided by 1 11 37 407 1,231 13,541 45,547 and 501,017, with no remainder.

Since 501,017 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,017, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,015	501,016	501,018	501,019
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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