Q: Is 420,471 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,471 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,471 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 420471 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 29 81 87 179 261 537 783 1,611 2,349 4,833 5,191 14,499 15,573 46,719 140,157 and 420,471, with no remainder.

Since 420,471 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,471, 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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