Q: Is 42,220,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,220,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,220,572 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 42220572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 73 146 219 292 438 876 48,197 96,394 144,591 192,788 289,182 578,364 3,518,381 7,036,762 10,555,143 14,073,524 21,110,286 and 42,220,572, with no remainder.

Since 42,220,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,220,572, 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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