Q: Is 250,540,271 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,540,271 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,540,271 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 250540271 can be evenly divided by 1 17 557 9,469 26,459 449,803 14,737,663 and 250,540,271, with no remainder.

Since 250,540,271 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,540,271, 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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