Q: Is 402,215,639 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,215,639 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,215,639 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 402215639 can be evenly divided by 1 7 61 71 427 497 4,331 13,267 30,317 92,869 809,287 941,957 5,665,009 6,593,699 57,459,377 and 402,215,639, with no remainder.

Since 402,215,639 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,215,639, 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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