Q: Is 42,028,444 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,028,444 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,028,444 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 42028444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 164 251 502 1,004 1,021 2,042 4,084 10,291 20,582 41,164 41,861 83,722 167,444 256,271 512,542 1,025,084 10,507,111 21,014,222 and 42,028,444, with no remainder.

Since 42,028,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,028,444, 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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