Q: Is 501,673,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 501,673,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 501,673,642 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 501673642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 151 302 499 998 3,329 6,658 75,349 150,698 502,679 1,005,358 1,661,171 3,322,342 250,836,821 and 501,673,642, with no remainder.

Since 501,673,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 501,673,642, 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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