Q: Is 420,545,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,545,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,545,255 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 420545255 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 65 787 3,935 8,221 10,231 41,105 51,155 106,873 534,365 6,469,927 32,349,635 84,109,051 and 420,545,255, with no remainder.

Since 420,545,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,545,255, 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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