Q: Is 501,947 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 501,947 is a prime number.

Why is 501,947 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 501947 can be evenly divided by 1 and 501,947, with no remainder.

Since 501,947 can be divided by just 1 and 501,947, it is a prime number.

Number	501,945	501,946	501,948	501,949
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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