Q: Is 442,421,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,421,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,421,016 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 442421016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 18,434,209 36,868,418 55,302,627 73,736,836 110,605,254 147,473,672 221,210,508 and 442,421,016, with no remainder.

Since 442,421,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,421,016, 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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