Q: Is 501,920 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,920 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,920 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 501920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 3,137 6,274 12,548 15,685 25,096 31,370 50,192 62,740 100,384 125,480 250,960 and 501,920, with no remainder.

Since 501,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,920, it is not a prime number.


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