Q: Is 42,156,222 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,156,222 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,156,222 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 42156222 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 2,609 2,693 5,218 5,386 7,827 8,079 15,654 16,158 7,026,037 14,052,074 21,078,111 and 42,156,222, with no remainder.

Since 42,156,222 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,156,222, 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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