Q: Is 250,057,159 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,057,159 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,057,159 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 250057159 can be evenly divided by 1 11 89 163 979 1,567 1,793 14,507 17,237 139,463 159,577 255,421 1,534,093 2,809,631 22,732,469 and 250,057,159, with no remainder.

Since 250,057,159 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,057,159, 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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