Q: Is 421,242,302 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,242,302 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,242,302 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 421242302 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 169 338 349 698 3,571 4,537 7,142 9,074 46,423 58,981 92,846 117,962 603,499 1,206,998 1,246,279 2,492,558 16,201,627 32,403,254 210,621,151 and 421,242,302, with no remainder.

Since 421,242,302 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,242,302, 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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