Q: Is 501,205 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,205 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,205 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 501205 can be evenly divided by 1 5 59 295 1,699 8,495 100,241 and 501,205, with no remainder.

Since 501,205 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,205, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,203	501,204	501,206	501,207
Prime?	yes	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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