Q: Is 505,504,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 505,504,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 505,504,242 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 505504242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 4,933 5,693 9,866 11,386 14,799 17,079 29,598 34,158 44,397 51,237 88,794 102,474 28,083,569 56,167,138 84,250,707 168,501,414 252,752,121 and 505,504,242, with no remainder.

Since 505,504,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,504,242, 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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