Q: Is 42,204,266 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,204,266 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,204,266 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 42204266 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 367 734 4,423 4,771 8,846 9,542 57,499 114,998 1,623,241 3,246,482 21,102,133 and 42,204,266, with no remainder.

Since 42,204,266 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,204,266, 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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