Q: Is 501,950 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,950 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,950 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 501950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 10,039 20,078 50,195 100,390 250,975 and 501,950, with no remainder.

Since 501,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,950, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,948	501,949	501,951	501,952
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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