Q: Is 422,143,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,143,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,143,124 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 422143124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 8,118,137 16,236,274 32,472,548 105,535,781 211,071,562 and 422,143,124, with no remainder.

Since 422,143,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,143,124, 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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