Q: Is 426,420,224 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 426,420,224 is not a prime number.

Why is 426,420,224 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 426420224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1,024 2,048 208,213 416,426 832,852 1,665,704 3,331,408 6,662,816 13,325,632 26,651,264 53,302,528 106,605,056 213,210,112 and 426,420,224, with no remainder.

Since 426,420,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 426,420,224, 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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