Q: Is 405,142,401 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 405,142,401 is not a prime number.

Why is 405,142,401 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 405142401 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 69 71 213 1,633 4,899 82,699 248,097 1,902,077 5,706,231 5,871,629 17,614,887 135,047,467 and 405,142,401, with no remainder.

Since 405,142,401 cannot be divided by just 1 and 405,142,401, 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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