Q: Is 42,450,228 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,450,228 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,450,228 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 42450228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,179,173 2,358,346 3,537,519 4,716,692 7,075,038 10,612,557 14,150,076 21,225,114 and 42,450,228, with no remainder.

Since 42,450,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,450,228, 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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