Q: Is 42,220,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,220,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,220,998 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 42220998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 233 466 699 1,398 2,097 4,194 10,067 20,134 30,201 60,402 90,603 181,206 2,345,611 4,691,222 7,036,833 14,073,666 21,110,499 and 42,220,998, with no remainder.

Since 42,220,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,220,998, 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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