Q: Is 501,918 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,918 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,918 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 501918 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 83,653 167,306 250,959 and 501,918, with no remainder.

Since 501,918 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,918, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,916	501,917	501,919	501,920
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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