Q: Is 501,542 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,542 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 501542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 61 122 4,111 8,222 250,771 and 501,542, with no remainder.

Since 501,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,542, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,540	501,541	501,543	501,544
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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