Q: Is 501,230,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,230,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,230,424 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 501230424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 20,884,601 41,769,202 62,653,803 83,538,404 125,307,606 167,076,808 250,615,212 and 501,230,424, with no remainder.

Since 501,230,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,230,424, 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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