Q: Is 550,641,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 550,641,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 550,641,502 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 550641502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 103 206 2,987 5,974 92,173 184,346 2,673,017 5,346,034 9,493,819 18,987,638 275,320,751 and 550,641,502, with no remainder.

Since 550,641,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 550,641,502, 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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