Q: Is 42,000,022 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,000,022 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,000,022 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 42000022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 67 134 379 758 827 1,654 25,393 50,786 55,409 110,818 313,433 626,866 21,000,011 and 42,000,022, with no remainder.

Since 42,000,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,000,022, 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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