Q: Is 501,217 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 501,217 is a prime number.

Why is 501,217 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 501217 can be evenly divided by 1 and 501,217, with no remainder.

Since 501,217 can be divided by just 1 and 501,217, it is a prime number.

Number	501,215	501,216	501,218	501,219
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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