Q: Is 601,271,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 601,271,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 601,271,420 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 601271420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 239 478 956 1,195 2,390 4,780 125,789 251,578 503,156 628,945 1,257,890 2,515,780 30,063,571 60,127,142 120,254,284 150,317,855 300,635,710 and 601,271,420, with no remainder.

Since 601,271,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 601,271,420, 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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