Q: Is 426,104,562 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 426,104,562 is not a prime number.

Why is 426,104,562 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 426104562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 5,462,879 10,925,758 16,388,637 32,777,274 71,017,427 142,034,854 213,052,281 and 426,104,562, with no remainder.

Since 426,104,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,104,562, 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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