Q: Is 420,731,475 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,731,475 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,731,475 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 420731475 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 75 487 1,461 2,435 7,305 11,519 12,175 34,557 36,525 57,595 172,785 287,975 863,925 5,609,753 16,829,259 28,048,765 84,146,295 140,243,825 and 420,731,475, with no remainder.

Since 420,731,475 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,731,475, 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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