Q: Is 420,315,057 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,315,057 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,315,057 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 420315057 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 1,753 5,259 15,777 26,641 79,923 239,769 46,701,673 140,105,019 and 420,315,057, with no remainder.

Since 420,315,057 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,315,057, 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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