Q: Is 42,002,444 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,002,444 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,002,444 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 42002444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 17 22 34 44 68 187 233 241 374 466 482 748 932 964 2,563 2,651 3,961 4,097 5,126 5,302 7,922 8,194 10,252 10,604 15,844 16,388 43,571 45,067 56,153 87,142 90,134 112,306 174,284 180,268 224,612 617,683 954,601 1,235,366 1,909,202 2,470,732 3,818,404 10,500,611 21,001,222 and 42,002,444, with no remainder.

Since 42,002,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,002,444, 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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