Q: Is 301,404,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 301,404,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 301,404,042 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 301404042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 83 166 249 498 747 1,494 201,743 403,486 605,229 1,210,458 1,815,687 3,631,374 16,744,669 33,489,338 50,234,007 100,468,014 150,702,021 and 301,404,042, with no remainder.

Since 301,404,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 301,404,042, 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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