Q: Is 422,042,232 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,042,232 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,042,232 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 422042232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 17,585,093 35,170,186 52,755,279 70,340,372 105,510,558 140,680,744 211,021,116 and 422,042,232, with no remainder.

Since 422,042,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,042,232, 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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