Q: Is 502,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,138 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 502138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 31 62 89 91 178 182 217 403 434 623 806 1,157 1,246 2,314 2,759 2,821 5,518 5,642 8,099 16,198 19,313 35,867 38,626 71,734 251,069 and 502,138, with no remainder.

Since 502,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,138, 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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