Q: Is 421,200,262 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,200,262 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,200,262 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 421200262 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 119 238 1,769,749 3,539,498 12,388,243 24,776,486 30,085,733 60,171,466 210,600,131 and 421,200,262, with no remainder.

Since 421,200,262 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,200,262, 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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