Q: Is 508,938 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 508,938 is not a prime number.

Why is 508,938 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 508938 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 271 313 542 626 813 939 1,626 1,878 84,823 169,646 254,469 and 508,938, with no remainder.

Since 508,938 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,938, 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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