Q: Is 422,982 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,982 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,982 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 422982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 81 126 162 189 373 378 567 746 1,119 1,134 2,238 2,611 3,357 5,222 6,714 7,833 10,071 15,666 20,142 23,499 30,213 46,998 60,426 70,497 140,994 211,491 and 422,982, with no remainder.

Since 422,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,982, 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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