Q: Is 424,343,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 424,343,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 424,343,420 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 424343420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 101 202 404 505 1,010 2,020 210,071 420,142 840,284 1,050,355 2,100,710 4,201,420 21,217,171 42,434,342 84,868,684 106,085,855 212,171,710 and 424,343,420, with no remainder.

Since 424,343,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,343,420, 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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