Q: Is 112,504,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 112,504,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 112,504,509 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 112504509 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 953 1,009 2,859 3,027 8,577 9,081 12,389 13,117 37,167 39,351 111,501 118,053 961,577 2,884,731 8,654,193 12,500,501 37,501,503 and 112,504,509, with no remainder.

Since 112,504,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 112,504,509, 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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