Q: Is 420,413,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,413,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,413,042 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 420413042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 343 686 612,847 1,225,694 4,289,929 8,579,858 30,029,503 60,059,006 210,206,521 and 420,413,042, with no remainder.

Since 420,413,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,413,042, 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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