Q: Is 442,420,223 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,420,223 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,420,223 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 442420223 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 73 119 511 1,241 8,687 50,929 356,503 865,793 3,717,817 6,060,551 26,024,719 63,202,889 and 442,420,223, with no remainder.

Since 442,420,223 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,420,223, 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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