Q: Is 42,227,409 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,227,409 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,227,409 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 42227409 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 887 2,267 2,661 6,209 6,801 15,869 18,627 47,607 2,010,829 6,032,487 14,075,803 and 42,227,409, with no remainder.

Since 42,227,409 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,227,409, 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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