Q: Is 20,202,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,202,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,202,042 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 20202042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 481,001 962,002 1,443,003 2,886,006 3,367,007 6,734,014 10,101,021 and 20,202,042, with no remainder.

Since 20,202,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,202,042, 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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