Q: Is 502,038,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,038,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,038,142 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 502038142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 89 178 239 478 11,801 21,271 23,602 42,542 1,050,289 2,100,578 2,820,439 5,640,878 251,019,071 and 502,038,142, with no remainder.

Since 502,038,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,038,142, 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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