Q: Is 501,235 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,235 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,235 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 501235 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 14,321 71,605 100,247 and 501,235, with no remainder.

Since 501,235 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,235, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,233	501,234	501,236	501,237
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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