Q: Is 20,500,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,500,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,500,002 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 20500002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 769 1,481 1,538 2,307 2,962 4,443 4,614 6,921 8,886 13,329 13,842 26,658 1,138,889 2,277,778 3,416,667 6,833,334 10,250,001 and 20,500,002, with no remainder.

Since 20,500,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,500,002, 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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