Q: Is 250,002,315 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,002,315 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,002,315 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 250002315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 1,851,869 5,555,607 9,259,345 16,666,821 27,778,035 50,000,463 83,334,105 and 250,002,315, with no remainder.

Since 250,002,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,002,315, 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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