Q: Is 250,242,544 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,242,544 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,242,544 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 250242544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 37 74 148 296 592 422,707 845,414 1,690,828 3,381,656 6,763,312 15,640,159 31,280,318 62,560,636 125,121,272 and 250,242,544, with no remainder.

Since 250,242,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,242,544, 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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