Q: Is 501,516 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,516 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,516 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 501516 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 13,931 27,862 41,793 55,724 83,586 125,379 167,172 250,758 and 501,516, with no remainder.

Since 501,516 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,516, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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