Q: Is 42,224,622 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,224,622 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,224,622 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 42224622 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 37 66 74 111 222 407 814 1,221 2,442 17,291 34,582 51,873 103,746 190,201 380,402 570,603 639,767 1,141,206 1,279,534 1,919,301 3,838,602 7,037,437 14,074,874 21,112,311 and 42,224,622, with no remainder.

Since 42,224,622 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,224,622, 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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