Q: Is 501,042,230 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,042,230 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,042,230 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 501042230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 26 65 130 3,854,171 7,708,342 19,270,855 38,541,710 50,104,223 100,208,446 250,521,115 and 501,042,230, with no remainder.

Since 501,042,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,042,230, 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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