Q: Is 42,303,822 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,303,822 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,303,822 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 42303822 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 640,967 1,281,934 1,922,901 3,845,802 7,050,637 14,101,274 21,151,911 and 42,303,822, with no remainder.

Since 42,303,822 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,303,822, 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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