Q: Is 421,443,316 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,443,316 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,443,316 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 421443316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 98 196 2,150,221 4,300,442 8,600,884 15,051,547 30,103,094 60,206,188 105,360,829 210,721,658 and 421,443,316, with no remainder.

Since 421,443,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,443,316, 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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