Q: Is 422,423,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,423,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,423,142 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 422423142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 43 86 129 258 1,637,299 3,274,598 4,911,897 9,823,794 70,403,857 140,807,714 211,211,571 and 422,423,142, with no remainder.

Since 422,423,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,423,142, 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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