Q: Is 424,502,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 424,502,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 424,502,140 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 424502140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 103 206 412 515 1,030 2,060 206,069 412,138 824,276 1,030,345 2,060,690 4,121,380 21,225,107 42,450,214 84,900,428 106,125,535 212,251,070 and 424,502,140, with no remainder.

Since 424,502,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,502,140, 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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