Q: Is 503,422,548 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 503,422,548 is not a prime number.

Why is 503,422,548 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 503422548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 41,951,879 83,903,758 125,855,637 167,807,516 251,711,274 and 503,422,548, with no remainder.

Since 503,422,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 503,422,548, 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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