Q: Is 42,226,834 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,226,834 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,226,834 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 42226834 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 223 446 2,899 5,798 7,283 14,566 94,679 189,358 1,624,109 3,248,218 21,113,417 and 42,226,834, with no remainder.

Since 42,226,834 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,226,834, 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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