Q: Is 502,214,121 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,214,121 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,214,121 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 502214121 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 109 327 981 2,943 170,647 511,941 1,535,823 4,607,469 18,600,523 55,801,569 167,404,707 and 502,214,121, with no remainder.

Since 502,214,121 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,214,121, 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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