Q: Is 422,878 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,878 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,878 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 422878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 29 46 58 317 634 667 1,334 7,291 9,193 14,582 18,386 211,439 and 422,878, with no remainder.

Since 422,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,878, it is not a prime number.


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