Q: Is 402,008,887 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,008,887 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,008,887 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 402008887 can be evenly divided by 1 7 49 71 497 3,479 115,553 808,871 5,662,097 8,204,263 57,429,841 and 402,008,887, with no remainder.

Since 402,008,887 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,008,887, 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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