Q: Is 42,211,204 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,211,204 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,211,204 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 42211204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 68 71 119 142 238 284 476 497 994 1,207 1,249 1,988 2,414 2,498 4,828 4,996 8,449 8,743 16,898 17,486 21,233 33,796 34,972 42,466 84,932 88,679 148,631 177,358 297,262 354,716 594,524 620,753 1,241,506 1,507,543 2,483,012 3,015,086 6,030,172 10,552,801 21,105,602 and 42,211,204, with no remainder.

Since 42,211,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,211,204, 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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