Q: Is 224,564,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 224,564,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 224,564,509 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 224564509 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 137 221 1,781 2,329 7,417 30,277 96,421 126,089 1,016,129 1,639,157 13,209,677 17,274,193 and 224,564,509, with no remainder.

Since 224,564,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 224,564,509, 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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