Q: Is 503,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 503,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 503,460 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 503460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 2,797 5,594 8,391 11,188 13,985 16,782 25,173 27,970 33,564 41,955 50,346 55,940 83,910 100,692 125,865 167,820 251,730 and 503,460, with no remainder.

Since 503,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 503,460, 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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