Q: Is 506,556 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 506,556 is not a prime number.

Why is 506,556 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 506556 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 14,071 28,142 42,213 56,284 84,426 126,639 168,852 253,278 and 506,556, with no remainder.

Since 506,556 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,556, 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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