Q: Is 423,242,046 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 423,242,046 is not a prime number.

Why is 423,242,046 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 423242046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 59 118 137 177 274 354 411 531 822 1,062 1,233 2,466 2,909 5,818 8,083 8,727 16,166 17,454 24,249 26,181 48,498 52,362 72,747 145,494 171,631 343,262 398,533 514,893 797,066 1,029,786 1,195,599 1,544,679 2,391,198 3,089,358 3,586,797 7,173,594 23,513,447 47,026,894 70,540,341 141,080,682 211,621,023 and 423,242,046, with no remainder.

Since 423,242,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 423,242,046, 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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