Q: Is 42,201,484 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,201,484 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,201,484 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 42201484 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 79 158 316 1,027 2,054 4,108 10,273 20,546 41,092 133,549 267,098 534,196 811,567 1,623,134 3,246,268 10,550,371 21,100,742 and 42,201,484, with no remainder.

Since 42,201,484 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,201,484, 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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