Q: Is 424,140,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 424,140,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 424,140,424 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 424140424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 46 92 184 2,305,111 4,610,222 9,220,444 18,440,888 53,017,553 106,035,106 212,070,212 and 424,140,424, with no remainder.

Since 424,140,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,140,424, 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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