Q: Is 508,344 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 508,344 is not a prime number.

Why is 508,344 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 508344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 59 118 177 236 354 359 472 708 718 1,077 1,416 1,436 2,154 2,872 4,308 8,616 21,181 42,362 63,543 84,724 127,086 169,448 254,172 and 508,344, with no remainder.

Since 508,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,344, 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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