Q: Is 42,244,116 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,244,116 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,244,116 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 42244116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 207,079 414,158 621,237 828,316 1,242,474 2,484,948 3,520,343 7,040,686 10,561,029 14,081,372 21,122,058 and 42,244,116, with no remainder.

Since 42,244,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,244,116, 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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