Q: Is 42,200,239 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,200,239 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,200,239 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 42200239 can be evenly divided by 1 17 23 37 391 629 851 2,917 14,467 49,589 67,091 107,929 1,140,547 1,834,793 2,482,367 and 42,200,239, with no remainder.

Since 42,200,239 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,200,239, 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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