Q: Is 421,533,429 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,533,429 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,533,429 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 421533429 can be evenly divided by 1 3 43 129 619 1,857 5,279 15,837 26,617 79,851 226,997 680,991 3,267,701 9,803,103 140,511,143 and 421,533,429, with no remainder.

Since 421,533,429 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,533,429, 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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