Q: Is 501,460 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,460 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 501460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25,073 50,146 100,292 125,365 250,730 and 501,460, with no remainder.

Since 501,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,460, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,458	501,459	501,461	501,462
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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