Q: Is 423,501,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 423,501,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 423,501,240 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 423501240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 3,529,177 7,058,354 10,587,531 14,116,708 17,645,885 21,175,062 28,233,416 35,291,770 42,350,124 52,937,655 70,583,540 84,700,248 105,875,310 141,167,080 211,750,620 and 423,501,240, with no remainder.

Since 423,501,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 423,501,240, 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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