Q: Is 420,003,006 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,003,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,003,006 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 420003006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 617 1,234 1,851 3,702 113,453 226,906 340,359 680,718 70,000,501 140,001,002 210,001,503 and 420,003,006, with no remainder.

Since 420,003,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,003,006, 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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