Q: Is 501,006 a Prime Number?

A: No, 501,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,006 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 501006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 7,591 15,182 22,773 45,546 83,501 167,002 250,503 and 501,006, with no remainder.

Since 501,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,006, it is not a prime number.

Number	501,004	501,005	501,007	501,008
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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