Q: Is 442,132,438 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,132,438 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,132,438 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 442132438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 41 82 451 902 490,169 980,338 5,391,859 10,783,718 20,096,929 40,193,858 221,066,219 and 442,132,438, with no remainder.

Since 442,132,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,132,438, 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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