Q: Is 402,420,403 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,420,403 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,420,403 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 402420403 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 71 77 497 781 5,467 73,609 515,263 809,699 5,226,239 5,667,893 36,583,673 57,488,629 and 402,420,403, with no remainder.

Since 402,420,403 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,420,403, 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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