Q: Is 442,421,018 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,421,018 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,421,018 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 442421018 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 349 698 4,537 9,074 48,757 97,514 633,841 1,267,682 17,016,193 34,032,386 221,210,509 and 442,421,018, with no remainder.

Since 442,421,018 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,421,018, 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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