Q: Is 42,244,132 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,244,132 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,244,132 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 42244132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 1,508,719 3,017,438 6,034,876 10,561,033 21,122,066 and 42,244,132, with no remainder.

Since 42,244,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,244,132, 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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