Q: Is 520,155,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 520,155,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 520,155,142 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 520155142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 3,539 5,653 7,078 11,306 46,007 73,489 92,014 146,978 20,005,967 40,011,934 260,077,571 and 520,155,142, with no remainder.

Since 520,155,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 520,155,142, 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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