Q: Is 420,003,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,003,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,003,008 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 420003008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 6,562,547 13,125,094 26,250,188 52,500,376 105,000,752 210,001,504 and 420,003,008, with no remainder.

Since 420,003,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,003,008, 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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