Q: Is 502,308 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,308 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,308 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 502308 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 4,651 9,302 13,953 18,604 27,906 41,859 55,812 83,718 125,577 167,436 251,154 and 502,308, with no remainder.

Since 502,308 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,308, 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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