Q: Is 42,202,604 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,202,604 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,202,604 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 42202604 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 359 718 1,436 29,389 58,778 117,556 10,550,651 21,101,302 and 42,202,604, with no remainder.

Since 42,202,604 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,202,604, 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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