Q: Is 42,246,224 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,246,224 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,246,224 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 42246224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 155,317 310,634 621,268 1,242,536 2,485,072 2,640,389 5,280,778 10,561,556 21,123,112 and 42,246,224, with no remainder.

Since 42,246,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,246,224, 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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