Q: Is 421,613,253 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,613,253 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,613,253 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 421613253 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 137 207 411 1,233 3,151 9,453 14,867 28,359 44,601 133,803 341,941 1,025,823 2,036,779 3,077,469 6,110,337 18,331,011 46,845,917 140,537,751 and 421,613,253, with no remainder.

Since 421,613,253 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,613,253, 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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