Q: Is 520,430,259 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 520,430,259 is not a prime number.

Why is 520,430,259 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 520430259 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 87 89 267 2,581 7,743 67,213 201,639 1,949,177 5,847,531 5,981,957 17,945,871 173,476,753 and 520,430,259, with no remainder.

Since 520,430,259 cannot be divided by just 1 and 520,430,259, 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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