Q: Is 505,513,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 505,513,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 505,513,246 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 505513246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 43 86 301 602 839,723 1,679,446 5,878,061 11,756,122 36,108,089 72,216,178 252,756,623 and 505,513,246, with no remainder.

Since 505,513,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 505,513,246, 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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