Q: Is 501,257 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 501,257 is a prime number.

Why is 501,257 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 501257 can be evenly divided by 1 and 501,257, with no remainder.

Since 501,257 can be divided by just 1 and 501,257, it is a prime number.

Number	501,255	501,256	501,258	501,259
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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