Q: Is 420,436 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,436 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,436 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 420436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 89 178 356 1,181 2,362 4,724 105,109 210,218 and 420,436, with no remainder.

Since 420,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,436, 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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