Q: Is 42,321,222 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,321,222 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,321,222 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 42321222 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 101 202 303 606 909 1,818 23,279 46,558 69,837 139,674 209,511 419,022 2,351,179 4,702,358 7,053,537 14,107,074 21,160,611 and 42,321,222, with no remainder.

Since 42,321,222 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,321,222, 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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