Q: Is 422,502,315 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,502,315 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,502,315 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 422502315 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 139 417 695 2,085 202,639 607,917 1,013,195 3,039,585 28,166,821 84,500,463 140,834,105 and 422,502,315, with no remainder.

Since 422,502,315 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,502,315, 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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