Q: Is 42,244,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,244,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,244,602 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 42244602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 37 74 111 139 222 278 417 834 1,369 2,738 4,107 5,143 8,214 10,286 15,429 30,858 50,653 101,306 151,959 190,291 303,918 380,582 570,873 1,141,746 7,040,767 14,081,534 21,122,301 and 42,244,602, with no remainder.

Since 42,244,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,244,602, 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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