Q: Is 501,142 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,142 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 501142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 127 254 1,973 3,946 250,571 and 501,142, with no remainder.

Since 501,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,142, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,140	501,141	501,143	501,144
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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