Q: Is 212,213,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 212,213,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 212,213,042 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 212213042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 31 46 62 713 1,426 148,817 297,634 3,422,791 4,613,327 6,845,582 9,226,654 106,106,521 and 212,213,042, with no remainder.

Since 212,213,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,213,042, 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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