Q: Is 42,222,158 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,222,158 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,222,158 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 42222158 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 46 253 506 83,443 166,886 917,873 1,835,746 1,919,189 3,838,378 21,111,079 and 42,222,158, with no remainder.

Since 42,222,158 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,222,158, 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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