Q: Is 220,420,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 220,420,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 220,420,023 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 220420023 can be evenly divided by 1 3 61 183 421 1,263 2,861 8,583 25,681 77,043 174,521 523,563 1,204,481 3,613,443 73,473,341 and 220,420,023, with no remainder.

Since 220,420,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 220,420,023, 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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