Q: Is 421,242,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,242,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,242,140 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 421242140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 121 220 242 484 605 1,210 2,420 174,067 348,134 696,268 870,335 1,740,670 1,914,737 3,481,340 3,829,474 7,658,948 9,573,685 19,147,370 21,062,107 38,294,740 42,124,214 84,248,428 105,310,535 210,621,070 and 421,242,140, with no remainder.

Since 421,242,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,242,140, 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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