Q: Is 42,004,522 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,004,522 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,004,522 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 42004522 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 199 398 1,393 2,786 15,077 30,154 105,539 211,078 3,000,323 6,000,646 21,002,261 and 42,004,522, with no remainder.

Since 42,004,522 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,004,522, 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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