Q: Is 42,231,144 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,231,144 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,231,144 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 42231144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 449 898 1,347 1,796 2,694 3,592 3,919 5,388 7,838 10,776 11,757 15,676 23,514 31,352 47,028 94,056 1,759,631 3,519,262 5,278,893 7,038,524 10,557,786 14,077,048 21,115,572 and 42,231,144, with no remainder.

Since 42,231,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,231,144, 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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