Q: Is 42,664,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,664,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,664,212 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 42664212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 395,039 790,078 1,185,117 1,580,156 2,370,234 3,555,351 4,740,468 7,110,702 10,666,053 14,221,404 21,332,106 and 42,664,212, with no remainder.

Since 42,664,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,664,212, 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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