Q: Is 426,142,443 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 426,142,443 is not a prime number.

Why is 426,142,443 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 426142443 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 87 2,087 2,347 6,261 7,041 60,523 68,063 181,569 204,189 4,898,189 14,694,567 142,047,481 and 426,142,443, with no remainder.

Since 426,142,443 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,142,443, 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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