Q: Is 420,003,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,003,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,003,005 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 420003005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 53 59 265 295 3,127 15,635 26,863 134,315 1,423,739 1,584,917 7,118,695 7,924,585 84,000,601 and 420,003,005, with no remainder.

Since 420,003,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,003,005, 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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