Q: Is 402,021,243 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,021,243 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,021,243 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 402021243 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 37 39 111 117 333 481 1,443 4,329 92,867 278,601 835,803 1,207,271 3,436,079 3,621,813 10,308,237 10,865,439 30,924,711 44,669,027 134,007,081 and 402,021,243, with no remainder.

Since 402,021,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,021,243, 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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