Q: Is 42,208,299 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,208,299 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,208,299 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 42208299 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 53 63 159 371 477 1,113 3,339 12,641 37,923 88,487 113,769 265,461 669,973 796,383 2,009,919 4,689,811 6,029,757 14,069,433 and 42,208,299, with no remainder.

Since 42,208,299 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,208,299, 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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