Q: Is 500,231,346 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 500,231,346 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,231,346 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 500231346 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 83,371,891 166,743,782 250,115,673 and 500,231,346, with no remainder.

Since 500,231,346 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,231,346, 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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