Q: Is 250,520,139 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,520,139 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,520,139 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 250520139 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 79 237 711 352,349 1,057,047 3,171,141 27,835,571 83,506,713 and 250,520,139, with no remainder.

Since 250,520,139 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,520,139, 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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