Q: Is 423,142,452 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 423,142,452 is not a prime number.

Why is 423,142,452 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 423142452 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 11,753,957 23,507,914 35,261,871 47,015,828 70,523,742 105,785,613 141,047,484 211,571,226 and 423,142,452, with no remainder.

Since 423,142,452 cannot be divided by just 1 and 423,142,452, 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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