Q: Is 508,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 508,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 508,602 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 508602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 37 58 74 79 87 111 158 174 222 237 474 1,073 2,146 2,291 2,923 3,219 4,582 5,846 6,438 6,873 8,769 13,746 17,538 84,767 169,534 254,301 and 508,602, with no remainder.

Since 508,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,602, 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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