Q: Is 508,208 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 508,208 is not a prime number.

Why is 508,208 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 508208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 46 92 184 368 1,381 2,762 5,524 11,048 22,096 31,763 63,526 127,052 254,104 and 508,208, with no remainder.

Since 508,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,208, 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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