Q: Is 422,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,142 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 422142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 23 38 42 46 57 69 114 133 138 161 266 322 399 437 483 529 798 874 966 1,058 1,311 1,587 2,622 3,059 3,174 3,703 6,118 7,406 9,177 10,051 11,109 18,354 20,102 22,218 30,153 60,306 70,357 140,714 211,071 and 422,142, with no remainder.

Since 422,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,142, it is not a prime number.


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