Q: Is 501,648 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,648 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,648 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 501648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 1,493 2,986 4,479 5,972 8,958 10,451 11,944 17,916 20,902 23,888 31,353 35,832 41,804 62,706 71,664 83,608 125,412 167,216 250,824 and 501,648, with no remainder.

Since 501,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,648, 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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