Q: Is 501,430 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,430 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,430 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 501430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 41 82 205 410 1,223 2,446 6,115 12,230 50,143 100,286 250,715 and 501,430, with no remainder.

Since 501,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,430, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,428	501,429	501,431	501,432
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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