Q: Is 212,420,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 212,420,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 212,420,442 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 212420442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 2,723,339 5,446,678 8,170,017 16,340,034 35,403,407 70,806,814 106,210,221 and 212,420,442, with no remainder.

Since 212,420,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 212,420,442, 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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