Q: Is 42,243,334 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,243,334 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,243,334 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 42243334 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 119 238 177,493 354,986 1,242,451 2,484,902 3,017,381 6,034,762 21,121,667 and 42,243,334, with no remainder.

Since 42,243,334 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,243,334, 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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