Q: Is 401,001,316 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 401,001,316 is not a prime number.

Why is 401,001,316 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 401001316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 43 86 149 172 298 596 6,407 12,814 15,647 25,628 31,294 62,588 672,821 1,345,642 2,331,403 2,691,284 4,662,806 9,325,612 100,250,329 200,500,658 and 401,001,316, with no remainder.

Since 401,001,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,001,316, 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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