Q: Is 502,315,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,315,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,315,023 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 502315023 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 147 547 1,641 3,829 6,247 11,487 18,741 26,803 43,729 80,409 131,187 306,103 918,309 3,417,109 10,251,327 23,919,763 71,759,289 167,438,341 and 502,315,023, with no remainder.

Since 502,315,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,315,023, 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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