Q: Is 420,242,644 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,242,644 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,242,644 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 420242644 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 6,163 12,326 17,047 24,652 34,094 68,188 105,060,661 210,121,322 and 420,242,644, with no remainder.

Since 420,242,644 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,242,644, 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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