Q: Is 42,204,437 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,204,437 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,204,437 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 42204437 can be evenly divided by 1 11 121 569 613 6,259 6,743 68,849 74,173 348,797 3,836,767 and 42,204,437, with no remainder.

Since 42,204,437 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,204,437, 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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