Q: Is 506,562 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 506,562 is not a prime number.

Why is 506,562 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 506562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 294 1,723 3,446 5,169 10,338 12,061 24,122 36,183 72,366 84,427 168,854 253,281 and 506,562, with no remainder.

Since 506,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,562, 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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