Q: Is 42,044,022 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,044,022 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,044,022 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 42044022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 259,531 519,062 778,593 1,557,186 2,335,779 4,671,558 7,007,337 14,014,674 21,022,011 and 42,044,022, with no remainder.

Since 42,044,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,044,022, 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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