Q: Is 499,503 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 499,503 is not a prime number.

Why is 499,503 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 499503 can be evenly divided by 1 3 31 41 93 123 131 393 1,271 3,813 4,061 5,371 12,183 16,113 166,501 and 499,503, with no remainder.

Since 499,503 cannot be divided by just 1 and 499,503, it is not a prime number.


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Number 499,501499,502499,504499,505
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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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