Q: Is 42,211,556 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,211,556 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,211,556 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 42211556 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 2,111 4,222 4,999 8,444 9,998 19,996 10,552,889 21,105,778 and 42,211,556, with no remainder.

Since 42,211,556 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,211,556, 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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