Q: Is 502,434 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,434 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,434 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 502434 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 103 206 271 309 542 618 813 927 1,626 1,854 2,439 4,878 27,913 55,826 83,739 167,478 251,217 and 502,434, with no remainder.

Since 502,434 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,434, 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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