Q: Is 501,346,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,346,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,346,342 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 501346342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 5,115,779 10,231,558 35,810,453 71,620,906 250,673,171 and 501,346,342, with no remainder.

Since 501,346,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,346,342, 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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