Q: Is 200,042,246 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 200,042,246 is not a prime number.

Why is 200,042,246 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 200042246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 47 53 94 106 2,491 4,982 40,153 80,306 1,887,191 2,128,109 3,774,382 4,256,218 100,021,123 and 200,042,246, with no remainder.

Since 200,042,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 200,042,246, 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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