Q: Is 422,563,041 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,563,041 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,563,041 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 422563041 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 47 141 423 1,269 332,989 998,967 2,996,901 8,990,703 15,650,483 46,951,449 140,854,347 and 422,563,041, with no remainder.

Since 422,563,041 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,563,041, 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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