Q: Is 422,677,557 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,677,557 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,677,557 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 422677557 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 263 789 2,367 178,571 535,713 1,607,139 46,964,173 140,892,519 and 422,677,557, with no remainder.

Since 422,677,557 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,677,557, 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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