Q: Is 42,200,244 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,200,244 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,200,244 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 42200244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 390,743 781,486 1,172,229 1,562,972 2,344,458 3,516,687 4,688,916 7,033,374 10,550,061 14,066,748 21,100,122 and 42,200,244, with no remainder.

Since 42,200,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,200,244, 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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