Q: Is 442,878 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 442,878 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,878 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 442878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 223 331 446 662 669 993 1,338 1,986 73,813 147,626 221,439 and 442,878, with no remainder.

Since 442,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,878, it is not a prime number.


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