Q: Is 502,213,847 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,213,847 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,213,847 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 502213847 can be evenly divided by 1 17 47 421 799 1,493 7,157 19,787 25,381 70,171 336,379 628,553 1,192,907 10,685,401 29,541,991 and 502,213,847, with no remainder.

Since 502,213,847 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,213,847, 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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