Q: Is 501,141,505 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,141,505 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,141,505 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 501141505 can be evenly divided by 1 5 31 37 155 185 1,147 5,735 87,383 436,915 2,708,873 3,233,171 13,544,365 16,165,855 100,228,301 and 501,141,505, with no remainder.

Since 501,141,505 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,141,505, 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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