Q: Is 42,264,444 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,264,444 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,264,444 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 42264444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 853 1,706 2,559 3,412 4,129 5,118 8,258 10,236 12,387 16,516 24,774 49,548 3,522,037 7,044,074 10,566,111 14,088,148 21,132,222 and 42,264,444, with no remainder.

Since 42,264,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,264,444, 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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