Q: Is 202,423,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 202,423,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 202,423,005 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 202423005 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 479 1,437 2,395 4,311 7,185 9,391 21,555 28,173 46,955 84,519 140,865 422,595 4,498,289 13,494,867 22,491,445 40,484,601 67,474,335 and 202,423,005, with no remainder.

Since 202,423,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,423,005, 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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