Q: Is 508,554 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 508,554 is not a prime number.

Why is 508,554 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 508554 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 57 114 171 342 1,487 2,974 4,461 8,922 13,383 26,766 28,253 56,506 84,759 169,518 254,277 and 508,554, with no remainder.

Since 508,554 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,554, 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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