Q: Is 509,152 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 509,152 is not a prime number.

Why is 509,152 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 509152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 224 2,273 4,546 9,092 15,911 18,184 31,822 36,368 63,644 72,736 127,288 254,576 and 509,152, with no remainder.

Since 509,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 509,152, 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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