Q: Is 42,024,324 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,024,324 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,024,324 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 42024324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 601 1,202 1,803 2,404 3,606 5,827 7,212 11,654 17,481 23,308 34,962 69,924 3,502,027 7,004,054 10,506,081 14,008,108 21,012,162 and 42,024,324, with no remainder.

Since 42,024,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,024,324, 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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