Q: Is 502,992 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,992 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,992 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 502992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 112 126 144 168 252 336 499 504 998 1,008 1,497 1,996 2,994 3,493 3,992 4,491 5,988 6,986 7,984 8,982 10,479 11,976 13,972 17,964 20,958 23,952 27,944 31,437 35,928 41,916 55,888 62,874 71,856 83,832 125,748 167,664 251,496 and 502,992, with no remainder.

Since 502,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,992, 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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