Q: Is 420,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,004 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 420004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 41 52 82 164 197 394 533 788 1,066 2,132 2,561 5,122 8,077 10,244 16,154 32,308 105,001 210,002 and 420,004, with no remainder.

Since 420,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,004, 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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