Q: Is 502,212,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,212,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,212,142 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 502212142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 379 758 7,201 14,402 34,871 69,742 662,549 1,325,098 13,216,109 26,432,218 251,106,071 and 502,212,142, with no remainder.

Since 502,212,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,212,142, 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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