Q: Is 400,342,159 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 400,342,159 is not a prime number.

Why is 400,342,159 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 400342159 can be evenly divided by 1 7 1,213 8,491 47,149 330,043 57,191,737 and 400,342,159, with no remainder.

Since 400,342,159 cannot be divided by just 1 and 400,342,159, 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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