Q: Is 42,446,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,446,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,446,220 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 42446220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 707,437 1,414,874 2,122,311 2,829,748 3,537,185 4,244,622 7,074,370 8,489,244 10,611,555 14,148,740 21,223,110 and 42,446,220, with no remainder.

Since 42,446,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,446,220, 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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