Q: Is 501,289 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,289 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,289 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 501289 can be evenly divided by 1 569 881 and 501,289, with no remainder.

Since 501,289 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,289, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,287	501,288	501,290	501,291
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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