Q: Is 42,434,722 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,434,722 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,434,722 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 42434722 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 31 43 62 86 341 473 682 946 1,333 1,447 2,666 2,894 14,663 15,917 29,326 31,834 44,857 62,221 89,714 124,442 493,427 684,431 986,854 1,368,862 1,928,851 3,857,702 21,217,361 and 42,434,722, with no remainder.

Since 42,434,722 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,434,722, 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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