Q: Is 42,213,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,213,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,213,424 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 42213424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 239,849 479,698 959,396 1,918,792 2,638,339 3,837,584 5,276,678 10,553,356 21,106,712 and 42,213,424, with no remainder.

Since 42,213,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,213,424, 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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