Q: Is 42,422,300 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,422,300 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,422,300 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 42422300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 424,223 848,446 1,696,892 2,121,115 4,242,230 8,484,460 10,605,575 21,211,150 and 42,422,300, with no remainder.

Since 42,422,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,422,300, 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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