Q: Is 502,254 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,254 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,254 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 502254 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 71 131 142 213 262 393 426 639 786 1,179 1,278 1,917 2,358 3,537 3,834 7,074 9,301 18,602 27,903 55,806 83,709 167,418 251,127 and 502,254, with no remainder.

Since 502,254 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,254, 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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