Q: Is 42,424,226 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,424,226 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,424,226 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 42424226 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 19 26 38 157 247 314 494 547 1,094 2,041 2,983 4,082 5,966 7,111 10,393 14,222 20,786 38,779 77,558 85,879 135,109 171,758 270,218 1,116,427 1,631,701 2,232,854 3,263,402 21,212,113 and 42,424,226, with no remainder.

Since 42,424,226 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,424,226, 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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