Q: Is 421,421,301 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,421,301 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,421,301 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 421421301 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 29 63 87 203 261 609 1,827 230,663 691,989 1,614,641 2,075,967 4,843,923 6,689,227 14,531,769 20,067,681 46,824,589 60,203,043 140,473,767 and 421,421,301, with no remainder.

Since 421,421,301 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,421,301, 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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