Q: Is 501,231,225 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,231,225 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,231,225 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 501231225 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 25 33 55 75 165 275 307 825 921 1,535 1,979 3,377 4,605 5,937 7,675 9,895 10,131 16,885 21,769 23,025 29,685 49,475 50,655 65,307 84,425 108,845 148,425 253,275 326,535 544,225 607,553 1,632,675 1,822,659 3,037,765 6,683,083 9,113,295 15,188,825 20,049,249 33,415,415 45,566,475 100,246,245 167,077,075 and 501,231,225, with no remainder.

Since 501,231,225 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,231,225, 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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