Q: Is 500,050,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 500,050,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,050,442 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 500050442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 106 691 1,382 6,827 13,654 36,623 73,246 361,831 723,662 4,717,457 9,434,914 250,025,221 and 500,050,442, with no remainder.

Since 500,050,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,050,442, 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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