Q: Is 502,340 a Prime Number?

A: No, 502,340 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,340 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 502340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25,117 50,234 100,468 125,585 251,170 and 502,340, with no remainder.

Since 502,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,340, it is not a prime number.

Number	502,338	502,339	502,341	502,342
Prime?	no	yes	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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