Q: Is 425,724,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 425,724,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 425,724,424 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 425724424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 43 86 172 344 1,237,571 2,475,142 4,950,284 9,900,568 53,215,553 106,431,106 212,862,212 and 425,724,424, with no remainder.

Since 425,724,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 425,724,424, 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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