Q: Is 509,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 509,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 509,248 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 509248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 73 109 146 218 292 436 584 872 1,168 1,744 2,336 3,488 4,672 6,976 7,957 15,914 31,828 63,656 127,312 254,624 and 509,248, with no remainder.

Since 509,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 509,248, 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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