Q: Is 42,228,264 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,228,264 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,228,264 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 42228264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 312 135,347 270,694 406,041 541,388 812,082 1,082,776 1,624,164 1,759,511 3,248,328 3,519,022 5,278,533 7,038,044 10,557,066 14,076,088 21,114,132 and 42,228,264, with no remainder.

Since 42,228,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,228,264, 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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