Q: Is 405,142,404 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 405,142,404 is not a prime number.

Why is 405,142,404 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 405142404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 33,761,867 67,523,734 101,285,601 135,047,468 202,571,202 and 405,142,404, with no remainder.

Since 405,142,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 405,142,404, 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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