Q: Is 502,344 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,344 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,344 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 502344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 6,977 13,954 20,931 27,908 41,862 55,816 62,793 83,724 125,586 167,448 251,172 and 502,344, with no remainder.

Since 502,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,344, 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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