Q: Is 505,472,274 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 505,472,274 is not a prime number.

Why is 505,472,274 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 505472274 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 28,081,793 56,163,586 84,245,379 168,490,758 252,736,137 and 505,472,274, with no remainder.

Since 505,472,274 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,472,274, 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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