Q: Is 502,124,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,124,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,124,001 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 502124001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 61 183 1,159 3,477 144,413 433,239 2,743,847 8,231,541 8,809,193 26,427,579 167,374,667 and 502,124,001, with no remainder.

Since 502,124,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,124,001, 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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