Q: Is 42,020,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,020,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,020,422 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 42020422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 157 163 314 326 821 1,642 25,591 51,182 128,897 133,823 257,794 267,646 21,010,211 and 42,020,422, with no remainder.

Since 42,020,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,020,422, 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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