Q: Is 402,143,362 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,143,362 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,143,362 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 402143362 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 1,109 2,218 7,883 15,766 25,507 51,014 181,309 362,618 8,742,247 17,484,494 201,071,681 and 402,143,362, with no remainder.

Since 402,143,362 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,143,362, 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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