Q: Is 601,221,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 601,221,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 601,221,492 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 601221492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 16,700,597 33,401,194 50,101,791 66,802,388 100,203,582 150,305,373 200,407,164 300,610,746 and 601,221,492, with no remainder.

Since 601,221,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 601,221,492, 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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