Installing the pre-built binary, resolved the issue for me:
Downloading from: https://nodejs.org/en/download/prebuilt-binaries
unxz node-v22.12.0-linux-x64.tar.xz
tar -xvf node-v22.12.0-linux-x64.tar --strip-components=1 -C /usr/
credits: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1524639/usr-bin-node-cant-run-due-to-an-exec-format-error