Q: Is 422,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,940 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 422940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 19 20 21 28 30 35 38 42 53 57 60 70 76 84 95 105 106 114 133 140 159 190 210 212 228 265 266 285 318 371 380 399 420 530 532 570 636 665 742 795 798 1,007 1,060 1,113 1,140 1,330 1,484 1,590 1,596 1,855 1,995 2,014 2,226 2,660 3,021 3,180 3,710 3,990 4,028 4,452 5,035 5,565 6,042 7,049 7,420 7,980 10,070 11,130 12,084 14,098 15,105 20,140 21,147 22,260 28,196 30,210 35,245 42,294 60,420 70,490 84,588 105,735 140,980 211,470 and 422,940, with no remainder.

Since 422,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,940, 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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