Q: Is 42,202,204 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,202,204 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,202,204 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 42202204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 53 106 212 583 1,166 2,332 18,097 36,194 72,388 199,067 398,134 796,268 959,141 1,918,282 3,836,564 10,550,551 21,101,102 and 42,202,204, with no remainder.

Since 42,202,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,202,204, 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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