Q: Is 42,202,118 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,202,118 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,202,118 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 42202118 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 61 122 427 854 49,417 98,834 345,919 691,838 3,014,437 6,028,874 21,101,059 and 42,202,118, with no remainder.

Since 42,202,118 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,202,118, 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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