Q: Is 42,112,202 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,112,202 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,112,202 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 42112202 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 727 1,454 2,633 5,266 7,997 15,994 28,963 57,926 1,914,191 3,828,382 21,056,101 and 42,112,202, with no remainder.

Since 42,112,202 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,112,202, 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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