Q: Is 442,998 a Prime Number?

A: No, 442,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 442,998 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 442998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 24,611 49,222 73,833 147,666 221,499 and 442,998, with no remainder.

Since 442,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 442,998, it is not a prime number.

Number	442,996	442,997	442,999	443,000
Prime?	no	yes	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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