Q: Is 42,257,334 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,257,334 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,257,334 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 42257334 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 59 118 177 354 413 826 1,239 2,478 17,053 34,106 51,159 102,318 119,371 238,742 358,113 716,226 1,006,127 2,012,254 3,018,381 6,036,762 7,042,889 14,085,778 21,128,667 and 42,257,334, with no remainder.

Since 42,257,334 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,257,334, 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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