Q: Is 402,543,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,543,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,543,042 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 402543042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 121 242 363 726 554,467 1,108,934 1,663,401 3,326,802 6,099,137 12,198,274 18,297,411 36,594,822 67,090,507 134,181,014 201,271,521 and 402,543,042, with no remainder.

Since 402,543,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,543,042, 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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