Q: Is 70,850,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 70,850,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 70,850,509 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 70850509 can be evenly divided by 1 17 29 137 493 1,049 2,329 3,973 17,833 30,421 67,541 143,713 517,157 2,443,121 4,167,677 and 70,850,509, with no remainder.

Since 70,850,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 70,850,509, 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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