Q: Is 424,428,882 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 424,428,882 is not a prime number.

Why is 424,428,882 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 424428882 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 997 1,994 2,991 5,982 70,951 141,902 212,853 425,706 70,738,147 141,476,294 212,214,441 and 424,428,882, with no remainder.

Since 424,428,882 cannot be divided by just 1 and 424,428,882, 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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