Q: Is 420,540,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,540,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,540,024 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 420540024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 17,522,501 35,045,002 52,567,503 70,090,004 105,135,006 140,180,008 210,270,012 and 420,540,024, with no remainder.

Since 420,540,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,540,024, 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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