Q: Is 402,140,401 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,140,401 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,140,401 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 402140401 can be evenly divided by 1 13 31 59 169 403 767 1,301 1,829 5,239 9,971 16,913 23,777 40,331 76,759 219,869 309,101 524,303 997,867 2,379,529 6,815,939 12,972,271 30,933,877 and 402,140,401, with no remainder.

Since 402,140,401 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,140,401, 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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