Q: Is 504,242,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 504,242,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 504,242,342 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 504242342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 479 958 14,849 16,979 29,698 33,958 526,349 1,052,698 8,132,941 16,265,882 252,121,171 and 504,242,342, with no remainder.

Since 504,242,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 504,242,342, 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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