Q: Is 422,956 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,956 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,956 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 422956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 164 2,579 5,158 10,316 105,739 211,478 and 422,956, with no remainder.

Since 422,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,956, 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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