Q: Is 422,733,141 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,733,141 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,733,141 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 422733141 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 53 159 477 1,431 295,411 886,233 2,658,699 7,976,097 15,656,783 46,970,349 140,911,047 and 422,733,141, with no remainder.

Since 422,733,141 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,733,141, 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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