Q: Is 425,137,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 425,137,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 425,137,072 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 425137072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 127 254 508 1,016 2,032 209,221 418,442 836,884 1,673,768 3,347,536 26,571,067 53,142,134 106,284,268 212,568,536 and 425,137,072, with no remainder.

Since 425,137,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 425,137,072, 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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