Q: Is 505,308 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 505,308 is not a prime number.

Why is 505,308 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 505308 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 2,477 4,954 7,431 9,908 14,862 29,724 42,109 84,218 126,327 168,436 252,654 and 505,308, with no remainder.

Since 505,308 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,308, 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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