Q: Is 200,005,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 200,005,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 200,005,420 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 200005420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 10,000,271 20,000,542 40,001,084 50,001,355 100,002,710 and 200,005,420, with no remainder.

Since 200,005,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 200,005,420, 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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