Q: Is 42,221,102 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,221,102 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,221,102 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 42221102 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 77 154 274,163 548,326 1,919,141 3,015,793 3,838,282 6,031,586 21,110,551 and 42,221,102, with no remainder.

Since 42,221,102 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,221,102, 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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