Q: Is 601,221,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 601,221,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 601,221,502 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 601221502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 31 62 217 434 1,385,303 2,770,606 9,697,121 19,394,242 42,944,393 85,888,786 300,610,751 and 601,221,502, with no remainder.

Since 601,221,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 601,221,502, 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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