Q: Is 421,313,229 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,313,229 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,313,229 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 421313229 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 83 127 249 381 747 1,143 4,441 10,541 13,323 31,623 39,969 94,869 368,603 564,007 1,105,809 1,692,021 3,317,427 5,076,063 46,812,581 140,437,743 and 421,313,229, with no remainder.

Since 421,313,229 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,313,229, 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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