Q: Is 506,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 506,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 506,124 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 506124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 34 36 51 68 102 153 204 306 612 827 1,654 2,481 3,308 4,962 7,443 9,924 14,059 14,886 28,118 29,772 42,177 56,236 84,354 126,531 168,708 253,062 and 506,124, with no remainder.

Since 506,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,124, 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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