Q: Is 35,724,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 35,724,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 35,724,502 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 35724502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 71 142 781 1,562 22,871 45,742 251,581 503,162 1,623,841 3,247,682 17,862,251 and 35,724,502, with no remainder.

Since 35,724,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 35,724,502, 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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