Q: Is 442,336,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,336,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,336,426 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 442336426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 4,513,637 9,027,274 31,595,459 63,190,918 221,168,213 and 442,336,426, with no remainder.

Since 442,336,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,336,426, 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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