Q: Is 426,401,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 426,401,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 426,401,602 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 426401602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 1,439 2,878 13,469 15,829 26,938 31,658 148,159 296,318 19,381,891 38,763,782 213,200,801 and 426,401,602, with no remainder.

Since 426,401,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,401,602, 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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