Q: Is 501,242 a Palindrome?

A: No, the number 501,242 is not a palindrome.

How is 501,242 not a palindrome number?

A palindromic number is number that remains the same when its digits are reversed.

Here's how to check if a number is a palindrome:

Step 1

Take the original number and reverse it.

Here is the original number color coded:

501242

Now we reverse it like this:

242105

Notice the colors are going in the opposite direction now

Step 2

Compare the two numbers. If they are exactly the same then the number is a palindrome.

Is 501242 = 242105?

Answer:

NO, so that means the number 501,242 is not a palindrome!

Here are more examples of potential palindrome numbers in sequence:

Number	501,240	501,241	501,243	501,244
Palindrome?	no	no	no	no

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