Q: Is 501,588 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,588 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,588 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 501588 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 13,933 27,866 41,799 55,732 83,598 125,397 167,196 250,794 and 501,588, with no remainder.

Since 501,588 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,588, 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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