Q: Is 420,144 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,144 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,144 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 420144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 8,753 17,506 26,259 35,012 52,518 70,024 105,036 140,048 210,072 and 420,144, with no remainder.

Since 420,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,144, 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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