Q: Is 500,502,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 500,502,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 500,502,602 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 500502602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4,603 9,206 54,367 108,734 250,251,301 and 500,502,602, with no remainder.

Since 500,502,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,502,602, 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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