Q: Is 500,006 a Prime Number?

A: No, 500,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,006 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 500006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 19,231 38,462 250,003 and 500,006, with no remainder.

Since 500,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,006, it is not a prime number.

Number	500,004	500,005	500,007	500,008
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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