Q: Is 42,221,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,221,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,221,020 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 42221020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 2,111,051 4,222,102 8,444,204 10,555,255 21,110,510 and 42,221,020, with no remainder.

Since 42,221,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,221,020, 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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