Q: Is 509,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 509,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 509,342 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 509342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 74 6,883 13,766 254,671 and 509,342, with no remainder.

Since 509,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 509,342, it is not a prime number.


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Number 509,340509,341509,343509,344
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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