Q: Is 401,000,501 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 401,000,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 401,000,501 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 401000501 can be evenly divided by 1 11 113 1,243 322,607 3,548,677 36,454,591 and 401,000,501, with no remainder.

Since 401,000,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,000,501, 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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