Q: Is 248,500,432 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 248,500,432 is not a prime number.

Why is 248,500,432 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 248500432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 433 866 1,732 3,464 6,928 35,869 71,738 143,476 286,952 573,904 15,531,277 31,062,554 62,125,108 124,250,216 and 248,500,432, with no remainder.

Since 248,500,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,500,432, 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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