Q: Is 42,434,226 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,434,226 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,434,226 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 42434226 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 31 54 62 93 186 279 558 837 1,674 25,349 50,698 76,047 152,094 228,141 456,282 684,423 785,819 1,368,846 1,571,638 2,357,457 4,714,914 7,072,371 14,144,742 21,217,113 and 42,434,226, with no remainder.

Since 42,434,226 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,434,226, 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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