Q: Is 500,240,041 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 500,240,041 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,240,041 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 500240041 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 161 3,107,081 21,749,567 71,462,863 and 500,240,041, with no remainder.

Since 500,240,041 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,240,041, 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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