Q: Is 501,982 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,982 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,982 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 501982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 43 86 449 559 898 1,118 5,837 11,674 19,307 38,614 250,991 and 501,982, with no remainder.

Since 501,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,982, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,980	501,981	501,983	501,984
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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