Q: Is 502,468,708 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,468,708 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,468,708 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 502468708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 31 62 124 217 434 868 578,881 1,157,762 2,315,524 4,052,167 8,104,334 16,208,668 17,945,311 35,890,622 71,781,244 125,617,177 251,234,354 and 502,468,708, with no remainder.

Since 502,468,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,468,708, 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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