Q: Is 401,720,402 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 401,720,402 is not a prime number.

Why is 401,720,402 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 401720402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 263 367 526 734 2,081 4,162 96,521 193,042 547,303 763,727 1,094,606 1,527,454 200,860,201 and 401,720,402, with no remainder.

Since 401,720,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,720,402, 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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