Q: Is 420,400,311 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,400,311 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,400,311 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 420400311 can be evenly divided by 1 3 59 89 177 267 5,251 15,753 26,687 80,061 1,574,533 2,375,143 4,723,599 7,125,429 140,133,437 and 420,400,311, with no remainder.

Since 420,400,311 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,400,311, 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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