Q: Is 421,201,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,201,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,201,240 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 421201240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 73 146 292 365 584 730 1,460 2,920 144,247 288,494 576,988 721,235 1,153,976 1,442,470 2,884,940 5,769,880 10,530,031 21,060,062 42,120,124 52,650,155 84,240,248 105,300,310 210,600,620 and 421,201,240, with no remainder.

Since 421,201,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,201,240, 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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