Q: Is 42,200,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,200,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,200,423 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 42200423 can be evenly divided by 1 23 29 151 419 667 3,473 4,379 9,637 12,151 63,269 100,717 279,473 1,455,187 1,834,801 and 42,200,423, with no remainder.

Since 42,200,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,200,423, 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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