Q: Is 402,135,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,135,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,135,021 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 402135021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 113 199 339 597 1,017 1,791 1,987 5,961 17,883 22,487 67,461 202,383 224,531 395,413 673,593 1,186,239 2,020,779 3,558,717 44,681,669 134,045,007 and 402,135,021, with no remainder.

Since 402,135,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,135,021, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 402,135,021:


Ask a Question