Q: Is 42,242,262 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,242,262 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,242,262 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 42242262 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 349 698 1,047 2,094 20,173 40,346 60,519 121,038 7,040,377 14,080,754 21,121,131 and 42,242,262, with no remainder.

Since 42,242,262 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,242,262, 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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