Q: Is 501,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,042 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 501042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 113 226 339 678 739 1,478 2,217 4,434 83,507 167,014 250,521 and 501,042, with no remainder.

Since 501,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,042, it is not a prime number.


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