Q: Is 420,422,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 420,422,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 420,422,442 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 420422442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 6,370,037 12,740,074 19,110,111 38,220,222 70,070,407 140,140,814 210,211,221 and 420,422,442, with no remainder.

Since 420,422,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 420,422,442, 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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