Q: Is 255,013,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 255,013,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 255,013,002 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 255013002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 4,722,463 9,444,926 14,167,389 28,334,778 42,502,167 85,004,334 127,506,501 and 255,013,002, with no remainder.

Since 255,013,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 255,013,002, it is not a prime number.


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