Q: Is 501,998 a Prime Number?
A: No, 501,998 is 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 501998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 161 322 1,559 3,118 10,913 21,826 35,857 71,714 250,999 and 501,998, with no remainder.
Since 501,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,998, it is not a prime number.