Q: Is 43,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 43,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 43,420 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 43420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 167 260 334 668 835 1,670 2,171 3,340 4,342 8,684 10,855 21,710 and 43,420, with no remainder.

Since 43,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,420, 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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