Q: Is 42,004,304 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,004,304 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,004,304 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 42004304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 563 1,126 2,252 4,504 4,663 9,008 9,326 18,652 37,304 74,608 2,625,269 5,250,538 10,501,076 21,002,152 and 42,004,304, with no remainder.

Since 42,004,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,004,304, 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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