Q: Is 442,421,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,421,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,421,001 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 442421001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 27 33 99 297 1,489,633 4,468,899 13,406,697 16,385,963 40,220,091 49,157,889 147,473,667 and 442,421,001, with no remainder.

Since 442,421,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,421,001, 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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