Q: Is 425,426,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 425,426,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 425,426,744 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 425426744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 181 362 724 1,448 293,803 587,606 1,175,212 2,350,424 53,178,343 106,356,686 212,713,372 and 425,426,744, with no remainder.

Since 425,426,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 425,426,744, 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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