Q: Is 42,102,228 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,102,228 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,102,228 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 42102228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 501,217 1,002,434 1,503,651 2,004,868 3,007,302 3,508,519 6,014,604 7,017,038 10,525,557 14,034,076 21,051,114 and 42,102,228, with no remainder.

Since 42,102,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,102,228, 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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