Q: Is 442,151,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,151,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,151,502 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 442151502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 5,668,609 11,337,218 17,005,827 34,011,654 73,691,917 147,383,834 221,075,751 and 442,151,502, with no remainder.

Since 442,151,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,151,502, 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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