Q: Is 422,852,875 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,852,875 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,852,875 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 422852875 can be evenly divided by 1 5 25 125 643 3,215 5,261 16,075 26,305 80,375 131,525 657,625 3,382,823 16,914,115 84,570,575 and 422,852,875, with no remainder.

Since 422,852,875 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,852,875, 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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