Q: Is 501,042,232 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,042,232 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,042,232 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 501042232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 89 178 356 712 703,711 1,407,422 2,814,844 5,629,688 62,630,279 125,260,558 250,521,116 and 501,042,232, with no remainder.

Since 501,042,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,042,232, 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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