Q: Is 2,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,422 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 2422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 173 346 1,211 and 2,422, with no remainder.

Since 2,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,422, it is not a prime number.


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