Q: Is 601,344,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 601,344,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 601,344,042 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 601344042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 53 78 106 159 318 689 1,378 2,067 4,134 145,463 290,926 436,389 872,778 1,891,019 3,782,038 5,673,057 7,709,539 11,346,114 15,419,078 23,128,617 46,257,234 100,224,007 200,448,014 300,672,021 and 601,344,042, with no remainder.

Since 601,344,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 601,344,042, 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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