Q: Is 42,444,006 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,444,006 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,444,006 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 42444006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 227 454 681 1,362 2,497 2,833 4,994 5,666 7,491 8,499 14,982 16,998 31,163 62,326 93,489 186,978 643,091 1,286,182 1,929,273 3,858,546 7,074,001 14,148,002 21,222,003 and 42,444,006, with no remainder.

Since 42,444,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,444,006, 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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