Q: Is 442,242,102 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,242,102 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,242,102 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 442242102 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 71 142 213 426 1,038,127 2,076,254 3,114,381 6,228,762 73,707,017 147,414,034 221,121,051 and 442,242,102, with no remainder.

Since 442,242,102 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,242,102, 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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