Q: Is 42,244,404 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,244,404 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,244,404 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 42244404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 43 86 129 172 258 516 81,869 163,738 245,607 327,476 491,214 982,428 3,520,367 7,040,734 10,561,101 14,081,468 21,122,202 and 42,244,404, with no remainder.

Since 42,244,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,244,404, 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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