Q: Is 42,255,114 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,255,114 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,255,114 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 42255114 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 640,229 1,280,458 1,920,687 3,841,374 7,042,519 14,085,038 21,127,557 and 42,255,114, with no remainder.

Since 42,255,114 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,255,114, 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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