Q: Is 42,422,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,422,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,422,572 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 42422572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 61 74 122 127 148 244 254 508 1,369 2,257 2,738 4,514 4,699 5,476 7,747 9,028 9,398 15,494 18,796 30,988 83,509 167,018 173,863 286,639 334,036 347,726 573,278 695,452 1,146,556 10,605,643 21,211,286 and 42,422,572, with no remainder.

Since 42,422,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,422,572, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 42,422,572:


Ask a Question