Q: Is 501,964 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,964 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,964 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 501964 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 67 134 268 1,873 3,746 7,492 125,491 250,982 and 501,964, with no remainder.

Since 501,964 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,964, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,962	501,963	501,965	501,966
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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