Q: Is 501,420,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,420,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,420,004 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 501420004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 148 691 1,382 2,764 4,903 9,806 19,612 25,567 51,134 102,268 181,411 362,822 725,644 3,387,973 6,775,946 13,551,892 125,355,001 250,710,002 and 501,420,004, with no remainder.

Since 501,420,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,420,004, 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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