Q: Is 42,222,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,222,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,222,824 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 42222824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 753,979 1,507,958 3,015,916 5,277,853 6,031,832 10,555,706 21,111,412 and 42,222,824, with no remainder.

Since 42,222,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,222,824, 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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