Q: Is 424,261,215 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 424,261,215 is not a prime number.

Why is 424,261,215 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 424261215 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 35 45 63 105 315 1,346,861 4,040,583 6,734,305 9,428,027 12,121,749 20,202,915 28,284,081 47,140,135 60,608,745 84,852,243 141,420,405 and 424,261,215, with no remainder.

Since 424,261,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,261,215, 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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