Q: Is 42,022,219 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,022,219 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,022,219 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 42022219 can be evenly divided by 1 23 59 173 179 1,357 3,979 4,117 10,207 10,561 30,967 234,761 242,903 712,241 1,827,053 and 42,022,219, with no remainder.

Since 42,022,219 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,022,219, 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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