Q: Is 42,211,557 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,211,557 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,211,557 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 42211557 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 389 1,167 3,501 4,019 10,503 12,057 36,171 108,513 1,563,391 4,690,173 14,070,519 and 42,211,557, with no remainder.

Since 42,211,557 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,211,557, 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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