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

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

Why is 502,604,502 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 502604502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 137 274 411 822 611,441 1,222,882 1,834,323 3,668,646 83,767,417 167,534,834 251,302,251 and 502,604,502, with no remainder.

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