Q: Is 501,470 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,470 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,470 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 501470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 50,147 100,294 250,735 and 501,470, with no remainder.

Since 501,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,470, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,468	501,469	501,471	501,472
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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