Q: Is 513,221,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 513,221,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 513,221,248 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 513221248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 197 394 788 1,576 3,152 6,304 12,608 20,353 25,216 40,706 81,412 162,824 325,648 651,296 1,302,592 2,605,184 4,009,541 8,019,082 16,038,164 32,076,328 64,152,656 128,305,312 256,610,624 and 513,221,248, with no remainder.

Since 513,221,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 513,221,248, 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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