Q: Is 42,002,404 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,002,404 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,002,404 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 42002404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 61 79 122 158 244 316 2,179 4,358 4,819 8,716 9,638 19,276 132,919 172,141 265,838 344,282 531,676 688,564 10,500,601 21,001,202 and 42,002,404, with no remainder.

Since 42,002,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,002,404, 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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