Q: Is 42,223,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,223,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,223,424 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 42223424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 659,741 1,319,482 2,638,964 5,277,928 10,555,856 21,111,712 and 42,223,424, with no remainder.

Since 42,223,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,223,424, 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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