Q: Is 500,151,315 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 500,151,315 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,151,315 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 500151315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 67 201 335 1,005 497,663 1,492,989 2,488,315 7,464,945 33,343,421 100,030,263 166,717,105 and 500,151,315, with no remainder.

Since 500,151,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,151,315, 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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