Q: Is 601,225,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 601,225,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 601,225,420 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 601225420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 103 206 412 515 1,030 2,060 291,857 583,714 1,167,428 1,459,285 2,918,570 5,837,140 30,061,271 60,122,542 120,245,084 150,306,355 300,612,710 and 601,225,420, with no remainder.

Since 601,225,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 601,225,420, 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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