Q: Is 425,221,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 425,221,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 425,221,221 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 425221221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 491 1,473 8,347 16,981 25,041 50,943 288,677 866,031 8,337,671 25,013,013 141,740,407 and 425,221,221, with no remainder.

Since 425,221,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 425,221,221, 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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