Q: Is 501,042,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,042,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,042,231 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 501042231 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 47 53 141 159 423 477 2,491 7,473 22,349 22,419 67,047 201,141 1,050,403 1,184,497 3,151,209 3,553,491 9,453,627 10,660,473 55,671,359 167,014,077 and 501,042,231, with no remainder.

Since 501,042,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,042,231, 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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