Q: Is 504,702,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 504,702,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 504,702,426 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 504702426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 991 1,982 2,973 4,993 5,946 9,986 14,979 16,847 29,958 33,694 50,541 84,881 101,082 169,762 254,643 509,286 4,948,063 9,896,126 14,844,189 29,688,378 84,117,071 168,234,142 252,351,213 and 504,702,426, with no remainder.

Since 504,702,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 504,702,426, 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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