Q: Is 505,992 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 505,992 is not a prime number.

Why is 505,992 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 505992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 29 58 87 116 174 232 348 696 727 1,454 2,181 2,908 4,362 5,816 8,724 17,448 21,083 42,166 63,249 84,332 126,498 168,664 252,996 and 505,992, with no remainder.

Since 505,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,992, 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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