Q: Is 300,423,132 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 300,423,132 is not a prime number.

Why is 300,423,132 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 300423132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 8,345,087 16,690,174 25,035,261 33,380,348 50,070,522 75,105,783 100,141,044 150,211,566 and 300,423,132, with no remainder.

Since 300,423,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 300,423,132, 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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