Q: Is 102,420,461 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 102,420,461 is not a prime number.

Why is 102,420,461 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 102420461 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 17 143 187 221 2,431 42,131 463,441 547,703 716,227 6,024,733 7,878,497 9,310,951 and 102,420,461, with no remainder.

Since 102,420,461 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,420,461, 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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