Q: Is 602,146,506 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 602,146,506 is not a prime number.

Why is 602,146,506 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 602146506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 7,719,827 15,439,654 23,159,481 46,318,962 100,357,751 200,715,502 301,073,253 and 602,146,506, with no remainder.

Since 602,146,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 602,146,506, 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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