Q: Is 502,604,163 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 502,604,163 is not a prime number.

Why is 502,604,163 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 502604163 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 131 393 1,179 3,537 142,099 426,297 1,278,891 3,836,673 18,614,969 55,844,907 167,534,721 and 502,604,163, with no remainder.

Since 502,604,163 cannot be divided by just 1 and 502,604,163, 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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