Q: Is 427,340,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 427,340,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 427,340,420 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 427340420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 1,643,617 3,287,234 6,574,468 8,218,085 16,436,170 21,367,021 32,872,340 42,734,042 85,468,084 106,835,105 213,670,210 and 427,340,420, with no remainder.

Since 427,340,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 427,340,420, 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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