Q: Is 250,142,434 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,142,434 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,142,434 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 250142434 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 1,213 2,426 4,483 8,966 27,899 55,798 103,109 206,218 5,437,879 10,875,758 125,071,217 and 250,142,434, with no remainder.

Since 250,142,434 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,142,434, 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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