Q: Is 401,046,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 401,046,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 401,046,402 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 401046402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 137 274 411 822 487,891 975,782 1,463,673 2,927,346 66,841,067 133,682,134 200,523,201 and 401,046,402, with no remainder.

Since 401,046,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,046,402, 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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