Q: Is 501,239 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,239 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,239 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 501239 can be evenly divided by 1 19 23 31 37 437 589 703 713 851 1,147 13,547 16,169 21,793 26,381 and 501,239, with no remainder.

Since 501,239 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,239, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,237	501,238	501,240	501,241
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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