Q: Is 420,344,121 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,344,121 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,344,121 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 420344121 can be evenly divided by 1 3 83 249 709 2,127 2,381 7,143 58,847 176,541 197,623 592,869 1,688,129 5,064,387 140,114,707 and 420,344,121, with no remainder.

Since 420,344,121 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,344,121, 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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