Q: Is 424,142,306 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 424,142,306 is not a prime number.

Why is 424,142,306 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 424142306 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 239 478 1,673 3,346 126,761 253,522 887,327 1,774,654 30,295,879 60,591,758 212,071,153 and 424,142,306, with no remainder.

Since 424,142,306 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,142,306, 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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