Q: Is 508,963 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 508,963 is not a prime number.

Why is 508,963 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 508963 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 17 47 49 91 119 221 329 611 637 799 833 1,547 2,303 4,277 5,593 10,387 10,829 29,939 39,151 72,709 and 508,963, with no remainder.

Since 508,963 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,963, 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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