Q: Is 420,104,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,104,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,104,138 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 420104138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 163 326 977 1,319 1,954 2,638 159,251 214,997 318,502 429,994 1,288,663 2,577,326 210,052,069 and 420,104,138, with no remainder.

Since 420,104,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,104,138, 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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