Q: Is 402,142,722 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,142,722 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,142,722 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 402142722 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 71 142 213 241 426 482 723 1,446 3,917 7,834 11,751 17,111 23,502 34,222 51,333 102,666 278,107 556,214 834,321 943,997 1,668,642 1,887,994 2,831,991 5,663,982 67,023,787 134,047,574 201,071,361 and 402,142,722, with no remainder.

Since 402,142,722 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,142,722, 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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