Q: Is 508,851 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 508,851 is not a prime number.

Why is 508,851 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 508851 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 41 63 123 197 287 369 591 861 1,379 1,773 2,583 4,137 8,077 12,411 24,231 56,539 72,693 169,617 and 508,851, with no remainder.

Since 508,851 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,851, 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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