Q: Is 502,212,146 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,212,146 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,212,146 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 502212146 can be evenly divided by 1 2 61 122 397 794 10,369 20,738 24,217 48,434 632,509 1,265,018 4,116,493 8,232,986 251,106,073 and 502,212,146, with no remainder.

Since 502,212,146 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,212,146, 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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