Q: Is 501,608 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,608 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 501608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 62,701 125,402 250,804 and 501,608, with no remainder.

Since 501,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,608, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,606	501,607	501,609	501,610
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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