Q: Is 420,002,343 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,002,343 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,002,343 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 420002343 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 269 807 2,421 173,483 520,449 1,561,347 46,666,927 140,000,781 and 420,002,343, with no remainder.

Since 420,002,343 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,002,343, 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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