Q: Is 502,440,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,440,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,440,012 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 502440012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 13,956,667 27,913,334 41,870,001 55,826,668 83,740,002 125,610,003 167,480,004 251,220,006 and 502,440,012, with no remainder.

Since 502,440,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,440,012, 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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