Q: Is 506,273,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 506,273,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 506,273,502 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 506273502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 12,054,131 24,108,262 36,162,393 72,324,786 84,378,917 168,757,834 253,136,751 and 506,273,502, with no remainder.

Since 506,273,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 506,273,502, 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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