Q: Is 424,332,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 424,332,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 424,332,242 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 424332242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 89 178 1,489 1,601 2,978 3,202 132,521 142,489 265,042 284,978 2,383,889 4,767,778 212,166,121 and 424,332,242, with no remainder.

Since 424,332,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,332,242, 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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