Q: Is 442,544 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,544 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,544 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 442544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 1,627 3,254 6,508 13,016 26,032 27,659 55,318 110,636 221,272 and 442,544, with no remainder.

Since 442,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,544, it is not a prime number.


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