Q: Is 42,220,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,220,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,220,220 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 42220220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 97 140 194 388 485 679 970 1,358 1,940 2,716 3,109 3,395 6,218 6,790 12,436 13,580 15,545 21,763 31,090 43,526 62,180 87,052 108,815 217,630 301,573 435,260 603,146 1,206,292 1,507,865 2,111,011 3,015,730 4,222,022 6,031,460 8,444,044 10,555,055 21,110,110 and 42,220,220, with no remainder.

Since 42,220,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,220,220, 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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