Q: Is 42,234,322 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,234,322 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,234,322 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 42234322 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 53 106 689 1,378 30,649 61,298 398,437 796,874 1,624,397 3,248,794 21,117,161 and 42,234,322, with no remainder.

Since 42,234,322 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,234,322, 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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