Q: Is 426,145,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 426,145,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 426,145,420 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 426145420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 21,307,271 42,614,542 85,229,084 106,536,355 213,072,710 and 426,145,420, with no remainder.

Since 426,145,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,145,420, 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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