Q: Is 402,620,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,620,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,620,421 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 402620421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 37 111 259 283 777 849 1,831 1,981 5,493 5,943 10,471 12,817 31,413 38,451 67,747 73,297 203,241 219,891 474,229 518,173 1,422,687 1,554,519 3,627,211 10,881,633 19,172,401 57,517,203 134,206,807 and 402,620,421, with no remainder.

Since 402,620,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,620,421, 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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