Q: Is 502,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,016 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 502016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 37 53 64 74 106 128 148 212 256 296 424 592 848 1,184 1,696 1,961 2,368 3,392 3,922 4,736 6,784 7,844 9,472 13,568 15,688 31,376 62,752 125,504 251,008 and 502,016, with no remainder.

Since 502,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,016, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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