Q: Is 401,242,463 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 401,242,463 is not a prime number.

Why is 401,242,463 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 401242463 can be evenly divided by 1 29 2,971 4,657 86,159 135,053 13,835,947 and 401,242,463, with no remainder.

Since 401,242,463 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,242,463, 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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