Q: Is 531,244,489 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 531,244,489 is not a prime number.

Why is 531,244,489 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 531244489 can be evenly divided by 1 31 43 137 1,333 2,909 4,247 5,891 90,179 125,087 182,621 398,533 3,877,697 12,354,523 17,136,919 and 531,244,489, with no remainder.

Since 531,244,489 cannot be divided by just 1 and 531,244,489, 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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