Q: Is 42,004,332 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,004,332 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,004,332 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 42004332 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 324 129,643 259,286 388,929 518,572 777,858 1,166,787 1,555,716 2,333,574 3,500,361 4,667,148 7,000,722 10,501,083 14,001,444 21,002,166 and 42,004,332, with no remainder.

Since 42,004,332 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,004,332, 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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