Q: Is 516,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 516,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 516,502 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 516502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 79 158 467 553 934 1,106 3,269 6,538 36,893 73,786 258,251 and 516,502, with no remainder.

Since 516,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 516,502, 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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