Q: Is 420,120,236 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,120,236 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,120,236 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 420120236 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 617 1,234 2,468 170,227 340,454 680,908 105,030,059 210,060,118 and 420,120,236, with no remainder.

Since 420,120,236 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,120,236, 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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