Q: Is 426,002,548 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 426,002,548 is not a prime number.

Why is 426,002,548 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 426002548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 43 47 86 94 172 188 2,021 4,042 8,084 52,697 105,394 210,788 2,265,971 2,476,759 4,531,942 4,953,518 9,063,884 9,907,036 106,500,637 213,001,274 and 426,002,548, with no remainder.

Since 426,002,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,002,548, 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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