Q: Is 421,130,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,130,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,130,426 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 421130426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 1,381 2,762 8,969 17,938 23,477 46,954 152,473 304,946 12,386,189 24,772,378 210,565,213 and 421,130,426, with no remainder.

Since 421,130,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,130,426, 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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