Q: Is 422,733,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,733,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,733,142 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 422733142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 769 1,538 9,997 19,994 21,143 42,286 274,859 549,718 16,258,967 32,517,934 211,366,571 and 422,733,142, with no remainder.

Since 422,733,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,733,142, 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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