Q: Is 502,250,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,250,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,250,005 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 502250005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 79 283 395 1,415 4,493 22,357 22,465 111,785 354,947 1,271,519 1,774,735 6,357,595 100,450,001 and 502,250,005, with no remainder.

Since 502,250,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,250,005, 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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