Q: Is 505,402,317 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 505,402,317 is not a prime number.

Why is 505,402,317 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 505402317 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 49 63 147 441 1,146,037 3,438,111 8,022,259 10,314,333 24,066,777 56,155,813 72,200,331 168,467,439 and 505,402,317, with no remainder.

Since 505,402,317 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,402,317, 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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