Q: Is 42,200,243 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,200,243 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,200,243 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 42200243 can be evenly divided by 1 43 53 2,279 18,517 796,231 981,401 and 42,200,243, with no remainder.

Since 42,200,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,200,243, it is not a prime number.


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Number 42,200,24142,200,24242,200,24442,200,245
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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