Q: Is 420,721,300 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,721,300 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,721,300 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 420721300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 4,207,213 8,414,426 16,828,852 21,036,065 42,072,130 84,144,260 105,180,325 210,360,650 and 420,721,300, with no remainder.

Since 420,721,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,721,300, 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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