Q: Is 42,562,223 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,562,223 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,562,223 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 42562223 can be evenly divided by 1 11 19 41 209 451 779 4,967 8,569 54,637 94,373 203,647 1,038,103 2,240,117 3,869,293 and 42,562,223, with no remainder.

Since 42,562,223 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,562,223, 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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