Q: Is 422,984 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 422,984 is not a prime number.

Why is 422,984 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 422984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 37 74 148 296 1,429 2,858 5,716 11,432 52,873 105,746 211,492 and 422,984, with no remainder.

Since 422,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 422,984, it is not a prime number.


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