Q: Is 506,243 a Prime Number?
A: No, 506,243 is 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 506243 can be evenly divided by 1 17 97 307 1,649 5,219 29,779 and 506,243, with no remainder.
Since 506,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,243, it is not a prime number.