Q: Is 420,124,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,124,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,124,342 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 420124342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 121 242 1,736,051 3,472,102 19,096,561 38,193,122 210,062,171 and 420,124,342, with no remainder.

Since 420,124,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,124,342, 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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