Q: Is 501,262 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,262 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,262 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 501262 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 23 34 46 391 641 782 1,282 10,897 14,743 21,794 29,486 250,631 and 501,262, with no remainder.

Since 501,262 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,262, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,260	501,261	501,263	501,264
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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