Q: Is 402,300,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,300,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,300,423 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 402300423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 31 63 93 217 279 651 1,953 205,991 617,973 1,441,937 1,853,919 4,325,811 6,385,721 12,977,433 19,157,163 44,700,047 57,471,489 134,100,141 and 402,300,423, with no remainder.

Since 402,300,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,300,423, 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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