Q: Is 473,426,709 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 473,426,709 is not a prime number.

Why is 473,426,709 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 473426709 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 421 1,263 2,947 8,841 53,549 160,647 374,843 1,124,529 22,544,129 67,632,387 157,808,903 and 473,426,709, with no remainder.

Since 473,426,709 cannot be divided by just 1 and 473,426,709, 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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