Q: Is 42,233,211 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,233,211 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,233,211 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 42233211 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 1,087 1,439 3,261 4,317 9,783 12,951 29,349 38,853 1,564,193 4,692,579 14,077,737 and 42,233,211, with no remainder.

Since 42,233,211 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,233,211, 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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