Q: Is 42,463,122 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,463,122 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,463,122 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 42463122 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 544,399 1,088,798 1,633,197 3,266,394 7,077,187 14,154,374 21,231,561 and 42,463,122, with no remainder.

Since 42,463,122 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,463,122, 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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