Q: Is 42,211,206 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,211,206 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,211,206 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 42211206 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 67 81 134 162 201 402 603 1,206 1,809 3,618 3,889 5,427 7,778 10,854 11,667 23,334 35,001 70,002 105,003 210,006 260,563 315,009 521,126 630,018 781,689 1,563,378 2,345,067 4,690,134 7,035,201 14,070,402 21,105,603 and 42,211,206, with no remainder.

Since 42,211,206 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,211,206, 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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