Q: Is 400,432,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 400,432,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 400,432,221 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 400432221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 189 2,118,689 6,356,067 14,830,823 19,068,201 44,492,469 57,204,603 133,477,407 and 400,432,221, with no remainder.

Since 400,432,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 400,432,221, 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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