Q: Is 42,224,144 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,224,144 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,224,144 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 42224144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 359 718 1,436 2,872 5,744 7,351 14,702 29,404 58,808 117,616 2,639,009 5,278,018 10,556,036 21,112,072 and 42,224,144, with no remainder.

Since 42,224,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,224,144, 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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