Q: Is 421,533,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,533,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,533,428 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 421533428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 83 166 332 1,411 2,822 5,644 74,687 149,374 298,748 1,269,679 2,539,358 5,078,716 6,199,021 12,398,042 24,796,084 105,383,357 210,766,714 and 421,533,428, with no remainder.

Since 421,533,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,533,428, 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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