Q: Is 505,160,559 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 505,160,559 is not a prime number.

Why is 505,160,559 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 505160559 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 47 51 141 153 423 799 2,397 7,191 70,249 210,747 632,241 1,194,233 3,301,703 3,582,699 9,905,109 10,748,097 29,715,327 56,128,951 168,386,853 and 505,160,559, with no remainder.

Since 505,160,559 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,160,559, 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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