Q: Is 602,131,252 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 602,131,252 is not a prime number.

Why is 602,131,252 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 602131252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 181 362 724 821 1,013 1,642 2,026 3,284 4,052 148,601 183,353 297,202 366,706 594,404 733,412 831,673 1,663,346 3,326,692 150,532,813 301,065,626 and 602,131,252, with no remainder.

Since 602,131,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 602,131,252, 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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