Q: Is 426,616,545 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 426,616,545 is not a prime number.

Why is 426,616,545 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 426616545 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 43 129 215 645 661,421 1,984,263 3,307,105 9,921,315 28,441,103 85,323,309 142,205,515 and 426,616,545, with no remainder.

Since 426,616,545 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,616,545, 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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