Q: Is 442,331,498 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,331,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,331,498 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 442331498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 31 62 217 434 1,019,197 2,038,394 7,134,379 14,268,758 31,595,107 63,190,214 221,165,749 and 442,331,498, with no remainder.

Since 442,331,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,331,498, 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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