Q: Is 212,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 212,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 212,420 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 212420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 19 20 26 38 43 52 65 76 86 95 130 172 190 215 247 260 380 430 494 559 817 860 988 1,118 1,235 1,634 2,236 2,470 2,795 3,268 4,085 4,940 5,590 8,170 10,621 11,180 16,340 21,242 42,484 53,105 106,210 and 212,420, with no remainder.

Since 212,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,420, 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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