Q: Is 42,422,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,422,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,422,000 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 42422000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 400 500 1,000 2,000 21,211 42,422 84,844 106,055 169,688 212,110 339,376 424,220 530,275 848,440 1,060,550 1,696,880 2,121,100 2,651,375 4,242,200 5,302,750 8,484,400 10,605,500 21,211,000 and 42,422,000, with no remainder.

Since 42,422,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,422,000, 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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