Q: Is 250,004,274 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,004,274 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,004,274 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 250004274 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 31 39 62 78 93 186 403 806 1,209 2,418 103,393 206,786 310,179 620,358 1,344,109 2,688,218 3,205,183 4,032,327 6,410,366 8,064,654 9,615,549 19,231,098 41,667,379 83,334,758 125,002,137 and 250,004,274, with no remainder.

Since 250,004,274 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,004,274, 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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