Q: Is 423,420,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 423,420,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 423,420,012 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 423420012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 11,761,667 23,523,334 35,285,001 47,046,668 70,570,002 105,855,003 141,140,004 211,710,006 and 423,420,012, with no remainder.

Since 423,420,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 423,420,012, 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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