Q: Is 402,000,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,000,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,000,426 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 402000426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 22,333,357 44,666,714 67,000,071 134,000,142 201,000,213 and 402,000,426, with no remainder.

Since 402,000,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,000,426, 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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