Q: Is 250,221,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,221,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,221,002 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 250221002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 1,279 2,558 4,253 8,506 29,417 58,834 97,819 195,638 5,439,587 10,879,174 125,110,501 and 250,221,002, with no remainder.

Since 250,221,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,221,002, 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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