Q: Is 508,338 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 508,338 is not a prime number.

Why is 508,338 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 508338 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 31 62 93 186 279 558 911 1,822 2,733 5,466 8,199 16,398 28,241 56,482 84,723 169,446 254,169 and 508,338, with no remainder.

Since 508,338 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,338, 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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