Q: Is 42,253,223 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,253,223 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,253,223 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 42253223 can be evenly divided by 1 37 359 3,181 13,283 117,697 1,141,979 and 42,253,223, with no remainder.

Since 42,253,223 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,253,223, it is not a prime number.


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Number 42,253,22142,253,22242,253,22442,253,225
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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