Q: Is 506,712 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 506,712 is not a prime number.

Why is 506,712 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 506712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 43 86 129 172 258 344 491 516 982 1,032 1,473 1,964 2,946 3,928 5,892 11,784 21,113 42,226 63,339 84,452 126,678 168,904 253,356 and 506,712, with no remainder.

Since 506,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,712, 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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