Q: Is 500,104,249 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 500,104,249 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,104,249 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 500104249 can be evenly divided by 1 17 23 391 1,279,039 21,743,663 29,417,897 and 500,104,249, with no remainder.

Since 500,104,249 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,104,249, 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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