Q: Is 42,111,228 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,111,228 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,111,228 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 42111228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 61 122 183 244 366 732 57,529 115,058 172,587 230,116 345,174 690,348 3,509,269 7,018,538 10,527,807 14,037,076 21,055,614 and 42,111,228, with no remainder.

Since 42,111,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,111,228, 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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