Q: Is 421,387,372 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,387,372 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,387,372 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 421387372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 157 314 628 1,099 2,198 4,396 95,857 191,714 383,428 670,999 1,341,998 2,683,996 15,049,549 30,099,098 60,198,196 105,346,843 210,693,686 and 421,387,372, with no remainder.

Since 421,387,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,387,372, 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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