Q: Is 421,316,046 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,316,046 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,316,046 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 421316046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 101 202 303 606 909 1,818 2,727 5,454 77,249 154,498 231,747 463,494 695,241 1,390,482 2,085,723 4,171,446 7,802,149 15,604,298 23,406,447 46,812,894 70,219,341 140,438,682 210,658,023 and 421,316,046, with no remainder.

Since 421,316,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,316,046, 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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