Q: Is 42,210,344 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,210,344 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,210,344 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 42210344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 31 44 62 88 124 248 341 682 1,364 2,728 15,473 30,946 61,892 123,784 170,203 340,406 479,663 680,812 959,326 1,361,624 1,918,652 3,837,304 5,276,293 10,552,586 21,105,172 and 42,210,344, with no remainder.

Since 42,210,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,210,344, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 42,210,344:


Ask a Question