Q: Is 250,142,029 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,142,029 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,142,029 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 250142029 can be evenly divided by 1 17 61 109 1,037 1,853 2,213 6,649 37,621 113,033 134,993 241,217 2,294,881 4,100,689 14,714,237 and 250,142,029, with no remainder.

Since 250,142,029 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,142,029, 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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