Q: Is 42,155,202 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,155,202 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,155,202 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 42155202 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 83 166 249 498 84,649 169,298 253,947 507,894 7,025,867 14,051,734 21,077,601 and 42,155,202, with no remainder.

Since 42,155,202 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,155,202, 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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