Q: Is 42,020,904 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,020,904 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,020,904 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 42020904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,750,871 3,501,742 5,252,613 7,003,484 10,505,226 14,006,968 21,010,452 and 42,020,904, with no remainder.

Since 42,020,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,020,904, 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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