Q: Is 42,224,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,224,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,224,442 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 42224442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 541,339 1,082,678 1,624,017 3,248,034 7,037,407 14,074,814 21,112,221 and 42,224,442, with no remainder.

Since 42,224,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,224,442, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 42,224,442:


Ask a Question