Q: Is 42,221,022 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,221,022 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,221,022 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 42221022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 971 1,942 2,913 5,826 7,247 14,494 21,741 43,482 7,036,837 14,073,674 21,110,511 and 42,221,022, with no remainder.

Since 42,221,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,221,022, 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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