Q: Is 531,006 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 531,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 531,006 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 531006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 47 94 141 269 282 329 538 658 807 987 1,614 1,883 1,974 3,766 5,649 11,298 12,643 25,286 37,929 75,858 88,501 177,002 265,503 and 531,006, with no remainder.

Since 531,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 531,006, 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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