Q: Is 422,960 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,960 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,960 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 422960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 40 68 80 85 136 170 272 311 340 622 680 1,244 1,360 1,555 2,488 3,110 4,976 5,287 6,220 10,574 12,440 21,148 24,880 26,435 42,296 52,870 84,592 105,740 211,480 and 422,960, with no remainder.

Since 422,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,960, 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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