Q: Is 426,216,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 426,216,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 426,216,542 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 426216542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 37 46 74 179 358 851 1,399 1,702 2,798 4,117 6,623 8,234 13,246 32,177 51,763 64,354 103,526 152,329 250,421 304,658 500,842 1,190,549 2,381,098 5,759,683 9,265,577 11,519,366 18,531,154 213,108,271 and 426,216,542, with no remainder.

Since 426,216,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,216,542, 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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