Q: Is 42,220,574 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,220,574 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,220,574 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 42220574 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 31 62 341 682 961 1,922 1,997 3,994 10,571 21,142 21,967 43,934 61,907 123,814 680,977 1,361,954 1,919,117 3,838,234 21,110,287 and 42,220,574, with no remainder.

Since 42,220,574 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,220,574, 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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