Q: Is 401,672,870 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 401,672,870 is not a prime number.

Why is 401,672,870 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 401672870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 229 458 1,145 2,290 175,403 350,806 877,015 1,754,030 40,167,287 80,334,574 200,836,435 and 401,672,870, with no remainder.

Since 401,672,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,672,870, 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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