Q: Is 420,424,040 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,424,040 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,424,040 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 420424040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 10,510,601 21,021,202 42,042,404 52,553,005 84,084,808 105,106,010 210,212,020 and 420,424,040, with no remainder.

Since 420,424,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,424,040, 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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