Q: Is 420,770,234 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,770,234 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,770,234 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 420770234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 1,103 2,206 8,293 16,586 25,369 50,738 190,739 381,478 9,147,179 18,294,358 210,385,117 and 420,770,234, with no remainder.

Since 420,770,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,770,234, 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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