Q: Is 42,244,134 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,244,134 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,244,134 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 42244134 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 62 93 186 383 593 766 1,149 1,186 1,779 2,298 3,558 11,873 18,383 23,746 35,619 36,766 55,149 71,238 110,298 227,119 454,238 681,357 1,362,714 7,040,689 14,081,378 21,122,067 and 42,244,134, with no remainder.

Since 42,244,134 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,244,134, 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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