Q: Is 421,342,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,342,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,342,012 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 421342012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 26 28 52 91 169 182 338 364 676 1,183 2,366 4,732 89,041 178,082 356,164 623,287 1,157,533 1,246,574 2,315,066 2,493,148 4,630,132 8,102,731 15,047,929 16,205,462 30,095,858 32,410,924 60,191,716 105,335,503 210,671,006 and 421,342,012, with no remainder.

Since 421,342,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,342,012, 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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