Q: Is 402,616,679 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,616,679 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,616,679 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 402616679 can be evenly divided by 1 23 41 109 943 2,507 3,917 4,469 90,091 102,787 160,597 426,953 3,693,731 9,819,919 17,505,073 and 402,616,679, with no remainder.

Since 402,616,679 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,616,679, 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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