Q: Is 250,331,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,331,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,331,402 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 250331402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 53 106 1,219 2,438 102,679 205,358 2,361,617 4,723,234 5,441,987 10,883,974 125,165,701 and 250,331,402, with no remainder.

Since 250,331,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,331,402, 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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