Q: Is 20,423,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,423,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,423,420 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 20423420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 31 62 124 155 310 620 32,941 65,882 131,764 164,705 329,410 658,820 1,021,171 2,042,342 4,084,684 5,105,855 10,211,710 and 20,423,420, with no remainder.

Since 20,423,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,423,420, 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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