Q: Is 42,204,201 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,204,201 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,204,201 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 42204201 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 169 507 83,243 249,729 1,082,159 3,246,477 14,068,067 and 42,204,201, with no remainder.

Since 42,204,201 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,204,201, 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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