Q: Is 442,497 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,497 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,497 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 442497 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 23 33 53 69 121 159 253 363 583 759 1,219 1,749 2,783 3,657 6,413 8,349 13,409 19,239 40,227 147,499 and 442,497, with no remainder.

Since 442,497 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,497, it is not a prime number.


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