Q: Is 501,860 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,860 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,860 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 501860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 46 92 115 230 460 1,091 2,182 4,364 5,455 10,910 21,820 25,093 50,186 100,372 125,465 250,930 and 501,860, with no remainder.

Since 501,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,860, 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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