Q: Is 420,711,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,711,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,711,560 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 420711560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 10,517,789 21,035,578 42,071,156 52,588,945 84,142,312 105,177,890 210,355,780 and 420,711,560, with no remainder.

Since 420,711,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,711,560, 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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