Q: Is 42,200,578 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,200,578 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,200,578 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 42200578 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 229 458 1,603 3,206 13,163 26,326 92,141 184,282 3,014,327 6,028,654 21,100,289 and 42,200,578, with no remainder.

Since 42,200,578 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,200,578, 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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