Q: Is 42,121,222 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,121,222 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,121,222 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 42121222 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 143 169 286 338 1,859 3,718 11,329 22,658 124,619 147,277 249,238 294,554 1,620,047 1,914,601 3,240,094 3,829,202 21,060,611 and 42,121,222, with no remainder.

Since 42,121,222 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,121,222, 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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