Q: Is 254,131,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 254,131,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 254,131,024 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 254131024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 2,269,027 4,538,054 9,076,108 15,883,189 18,152,216 31,766,378 36,304,432 63,532,756 127,065,512 and 254,131,024, with no remainder.

Since 254,131,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,131,024, 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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