Q: Is 501,146 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,146 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,146 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 501146 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 59 62 118 137 274 1,829 3,658 4,247 8,083 8,494 16,166 250,573 and 501,146, with no remainder.

Since 501,146 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,146, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,144	501,145	501,147	501,148
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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