Q: Is 420,043,023 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,043,023 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,043,023 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 420043023 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 223 669 2,007 6,021 69,763 209,289 627,867 1,883,601 15,557,149 46,671,447 140,014,341 and 420,043,023, with no remainder.

Since 420,043,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,043,023, 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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