Q: Is 252,062,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 252,062,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 252,062,502 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 252062502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 2,471,201 4,942,402 7,413,603 14,827,206 42,010,417 84,020,834 126,031,251 and 252,062,502, with no remainder.

Since 252,062,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 252,062,502, 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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