Q: Is 300,420,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 300,420,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 300,420,426 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 300420426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 227 454 681 1,362 220,573 441,146 661,719 1,323,438 50,070,071 100,140,142 150,210,213 and 300,420,426, with no remainder.

Since 300,420,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 300,420,426, 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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