Q: Is 501,429 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,429 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,429 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 501429 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 361 463 1,083 1,389 8,797 26,391 167,143 and 501,429, with no remainder.

Since 501,429 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,429, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,427	501,428	501,430	501,431
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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