Q: Is 442,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,246 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 442246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 31 62 217 434 1,019 2,038 7,133 14,266 31,589 63,178 221,123 and 442,246, with no remainder.

Since 442,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,246, it is not a prime number.


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Number 442,244442,245442,247442,248
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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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