Q: Is 501,579 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,579 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,579 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 501579 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 117 351 1,429 4,287 12,861 18,577 38,583 55,731 167,193 and 501,579, with no remainder.

Since 501,579 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,579, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,577	501,578	501,580	501,581
Prime?	yes	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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