Q: Is 508,984 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 508,984 is not a prime number.

Why is 508,984 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 508984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 61 122 149 244 298 427 488 596 854 1,043 1,192 1,708 2,086 3,416 4,172 8,344 9,089 18,178 36,356 63,623 72,712 127,246 254,492 and 508,984, with no remainder.

Since 508,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 508,984, 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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