Q: Is 505,402,316 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 505,402,316 is not a prime number.

Why is 505,402,316 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 505402316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 137 274 548 2,329 4,658 9,316 54,251 108,502 217,004 922,267 1,844,534 3,689,068 7,432,387 14,864,774 29,729,548 126,350,579 252,701,158 and 505,402,316, with no remainder.

Since 505,402,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,402,316, 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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