Q: Is 250,485,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,485,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,485,842 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 250485842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 47 94 271 542 9,833 12,737 19,666 25,474 462,151 924,302 2,664,743 5,329,486 125,242,921 and 250,485,842, with no remainder.

Since 250,485,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,485,842, 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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