Q: Is 850,212,655 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 850,212,655 is not a prime number.

Why is 850,212,655 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 850212655 can be evenly divided by 1 5 283 1,415 600,857 3,004,285 170,042,531 and 850,212,655, with no remainder.

Since 850,212,655 cannot be divided by just 1 and 850,212,655, 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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