Q: Is 250,002,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,002,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,002,428 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 250002428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 1,367 2,734 3,517 5,468 7,034 14,068 17,771 35,542 45,721 71,084 91,442 182,884 4,807,739 9,615,478 19,230,956 62,500,607 125,001,214 and 250,002,428, with no remainder.

Since 250,002,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,002,428, 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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