Q: Is 42,011,522 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,011,522 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,011,522 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 42011522 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 49 98 119 151 167 238 302 334 833 1,057 1,169 1,666 2,114 2,338 2,567 2,839 5,134 5,678 7,399 8,183 14,798 16,366 17,969 19,873 25,217 35,938 39,746 50,434 125,783 139,111 176,519 251,566 278,222 353,038 428,689 857,378 1,235,633 2,471,266 3,000,823 6,001,646 21,005,761 and 42,011,522, with no remainder.

Since 42,011,522 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,011,522, 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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