Q: Is 480,170,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 480,170,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 480,170,012 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 480170012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 98 196 2,449,847 4,899,694 9,799,388 17,148,929 34,297,858 68,595,716 120,042,503 240,085,006 and 480,170,012, with no remainder.

Since 480,170,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 480,170,012, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 480,170,012:


Ask a Question