Q: Is 502,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,850 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 502850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 89 113 178 226 445 565 890 1,130 2,225 2,825 4,450 5,650 10,057 20,114 50,285 100,570 251,425 and 502,850, with no remainder.

Since 502,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,850, 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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