Q: Is 402,425,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,425,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,425,342 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 402425342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 46 253 506 795,307 1,590,614 8,748,377 17,496,754 18,292,061 36,584,122 201,212,671 and 402,425,342, with no remainder.

Since 402,425,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,425,342, 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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