Q: Is 422,002,398 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,002,398 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,002,398 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 422002398 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7,877 8,929 15,754 17,858 23,631 26,787 47,262 53,574 70,333,733 140,667,466 211,001,199 and 422,002,398, with no remainder.

Since 422,002,398 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,002,398, 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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