Q: Is 62,429,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,429,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,429,422 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 62429422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 881 1,762 3,221 6,442 9,691 19,382 35,431 70,862 2,837,701 5,675,402 31,214,711 and 62,429,422, with no remainder.

Since 62,429,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,429,422, 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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