Q: Is 42,851,022 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,851,022 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,851,022 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 42851022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 79 158 237 474 90,403 180,806 271,209 542,418 7,141,837 14,283,674 21,425,511 and 42,851,022, with no remainder.

Since 42,851,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,851,022, 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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