Q: Is 42,022,554 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,022,554 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,022,554 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 42022554 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,000,537 2,001,074 3,001,611 6,003,222 7,003,759 14,007,518 21,011,277 and 42,022,554, with no remainder.

Since 42,022,554 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,022,554, 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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