Q: Is 501,955 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,955 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,955 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 501955 can be evenly divided by 1 5 100,391 and 501,955, with no remainder.

Since 501,955 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,955, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,953	501,954	501,956	501,957
Prime?	yes	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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