Q: Is 42,004,022 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,004,022 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,004,022 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 42004022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 109 218 2,071 4,142 10,141 20,282 192,679 385,358 1,105,369 2,210,738 21,002,011 and 42,004,022, with no remainder.

Since 42,004,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,004,022, 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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