Q: Is 42,212,350 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,212,350 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,212,350 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 42212350 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 844,247 1,688,494 4,221,235 8,442,470 21,106,175 and 42,212,350, with no remainder.

Since 42,212,350 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,212,350, 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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