Q: Is 42,247,122 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,247,122 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,247,122 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 42247122 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,693 3,386 4,159 5,079 8,318 10,158 12,477 24,954 7,041,187 14,082,374 21,123,561 and 42,247,122, with no remainder.

Since 42,247,122 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,247,122, 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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