Q: Is 421,515,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,515,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,515,255 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 421515255 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 17 21 35 51 85 105 119 255 357 595 1,785 236,143 708,429 1,180,715 1,653,001 3,542,145 4,014,431 4,959,003 8,265,005 12,043,293 20,072,155 24,795,015 28,101,017 60,216,465 84,303,051 140,505,085 and 421,515,255, with no remainder.

Since 421,515,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,515,255, 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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