Q: Is 501,420,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,420,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,420,005 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 501420005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 29 145 167 835 4,843 20,707 24,215 103,535 600,503 3,002,515 3,458,069 17,290,345 100,284,001 and 501,420,005, with no remainder.

Since 501,420,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,420,005, 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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