Q: Is 442,144,245 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,144,245 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,144,245 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 442144245 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 51 85 255 1,733,899 5,201,697 8,669,495 26,008,485 29,476,283 88,428,849 147,381,415 and 442,144,245, with no remainder.

Since 442,144,245 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,144,245, 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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