Q: Is 501,450,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,450,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,450,242 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 501450242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 179 358 3,401 6,802 73,721 147,442 1,400,699 2,801,398 13,196,059 26,392,118 250,725,121 and 501,450,242, with no remainder.

Since 501,450,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,450,242, 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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