Q: Is 442,046,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,046,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,046,142 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 442046142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 71 142 213 426 639 1,278 345,889 691,778 1,037,667 2,075,334 3,113,001 6,226,002 24,558,119 49,116,238 73,674,357 147,348,714 221,023,071 and 442,046,142, with no remainder.

Since 442,046,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,046,142, 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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