Q: Is 42,302,211 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,302,211 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,302,211 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 42302211 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 37 111 259 777 54,443 163,329 381,101 1,143,303 2,014,391 6,043,173 14,100,737 and 42,302,211, with no remainder.

Since 42,302,211 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,302,211, 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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