Q: Is 420,604,746 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,604,746 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,604,746 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 420604746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 59 118 177 354 1,188,149 2,376,298 3,564,447 7,128,894 70,100,791 140,201,582 210,302,373 and 420,604,746, with no remainder.

Since 420,604,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,604,746, 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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