Q: Is 247,516,508 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 247,516,508 is not a prime number.

Why is 247,516,508 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 247516508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 41 58 71 82 116 142 164 284 733 1,189 1,466 2,059 2,378 2,911 2,932 4,118 4,756 5,822 8,236 11,644 21,257 30,053 42,514 52,043 60,106 84,419 85,028 104,086 120,212 168,838 208,172 337,676 871,537 1,509,247 1,743,074 2,133,763 3,018,494 3,486,148 4,267,526 6,036,988 8,535,052 61,879,127 123,758,254 and 247,516,508, with no remainder.

Since 247,516,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,516,508, 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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