Q: Is 508,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 508,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 508,420 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 508420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 2,311 4,622 9,244 11,555 23,110 25,421 46,220 50,842 101,684 127,105 254,210 and 508,420, with no remainder.

Since 508,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,420, 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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