Q: Is 502,213,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,213,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,213,848 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 502213848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 20,925,577 41,851,154 62,776,731 83,702,308 125,553,462 167,404,616 251,106,924 and 502,213,848, with no remainder.

Since 502,213,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,213,848, 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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