Q: Is 421,221,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 421,221,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 421,221,042 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 421221042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 99 198 2,127,379 4,254,758 6,382,137 12,764,274 19,146,411 23,401,169 38,292,822 46,802,338 70,203,507 140,407,014 210,610,521 and 421,221,042, with no remainder.

Since 421,221,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 421,221,042, 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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