Q: Is 509,904 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 509,904 is not a prime number.

Why is 509,904 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 509904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 3,541 7,082 10,623 14,164 21,246 28,328 31,869 42,492 56,656 63,738 84,984 127,476 169,968 254,952 and 509,904, with no remainder.

Since 509,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 509,904, 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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