Q: Is 42,253,224 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,253,224 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,253,224 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 42253224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 312 135,427 270,854 406,281 541,708 812,562 1,083,416 1,625,124 1,760,551 3,250,248 3,521,102 5,281,653 7,042,204 10,563,306 14,084,408 21,126,612 and 42,253,224, with no remainder.

Since 42,253,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,253,224, 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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