Q: Is 468,142,269 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 468,142,269 is not a prime number.

Why is 468,142,269 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 468142269 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 53 159 371 1,113 420,613 1,261,839 2,944,291 8,832,873 22,292,489 66,877,467 156,047,423 and 468,142,269, with no remainder.

Since 468,142,269 cannot be divided by just 1 and 468,142,269, 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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