Q: Is 424,001,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 424,001,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 424,001,421 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 424001421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 71 213 639 663,539 1,990,617 5,971,851 47,111,269 141,333,807 and 424,001,421, with no remainder.

Since 424,001,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,001,421, 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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