Q: Is 422,403,009 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,403,009 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,403,009 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 422403009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 29 87 203 609 693,601 2,080,803 4,855,207 14,565,621 20,114,429 60,343,287 140,801,003 and 422,403,009, with no remainder.

Since 422,403,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,403,009, 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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