Q: Is 423,342,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 423,342,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 423,342,342 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 423342342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 1,597 3,194 4,791 4,909 9,582 9,818 14,373 14,727 28,746 29,454 43,119 44,181 86,238 88,362 132,543 265,086 7,839,673 15,679,346 23,519,019 47,038,038 70,557,057 141,114,114 211,671,171 and 423,342,342, with no remainder.

Since 423,342,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 423,342,342, 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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