Q: Is 401,403,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 401,403,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 401,403,042 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 401403042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 1,187 2,374 3,561 7,122 10,683 18,787 21,366 37,574 56,361 112,722 169,083 338,166 22,300,169 44,600,338 66,900,507 133,801,014 200,701,521 and 401,403,042, with no remainder.

Since 401,403,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,403,042, 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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