Q: Is 505,472,747 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 505,472,747 is not a prime number.

Why is 505,472,747 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 505472747 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 169 221 2,873 175,939 2,287,207 2,990,963 29,733,691 38,882,519 and 505,472,747, with no remainder.

Since 505,472,747 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,472,747, 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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