Q: Is 502,978 a Prime Number?
A: No, 502,978 is 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 502978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 37 74 259 518 971 1,942 6,797 13,594 35,927 71,854 251,489 and 502,978, with no remainder.
Since 502,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,978, it is not a prime number.