Q: Is 42,224,526 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,224,526 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,224,526 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 42224526 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 2,345,807 4,691,614 7,037,421 14,074,842 21,112,263 and 42,224,526, with no remainder.

Since 42,224,526 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,224,526, 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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