Q: Is 42,440,202 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,440,202 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,440,202 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 42440202 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 336,827 673,654 1,010,481 2,020,962 2,357,789 3,031,443 4,715,578 6,062,886 7,073,367 14,146,734 21,220,101 and 42,440,202, with no remainder.

Since 42,440,202 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,440,202, 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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