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Is 501 a Prime Number?

No501 = 3 x 167

501 is NOT prime: 3 × 167 = 501. That makes 3 a genuine divisor of 501 beyond 1 and 501 itself. Fully broken down, 501 = 3 × 167, for 4 divisors total. 501 sits between primes 499 and 503, 2 below and 2 above. 501: 3 divide 501 evenly, checked against 2-12. 501 is odd, digit sum 6 for 501, digital root 6 for 501. 501 has 4 primes within 10 of 501.