Q: Is 42,078,722 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,078,722 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,078,722 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 42078722 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 3,005,623 6,011,246 21,039,361 and 42,078,722, with no remainder.

Since 42,078,722 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,078,722, 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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