Q: Is 42,028,776 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,028,776 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,028,776 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 42028776 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 583,733 1,167,466 1,751,199 2,334,932 3,502,398 4,669,864 5,253,597 7,004,796 10,507,194 14,009,592 21,014,388 and 42,028,776, with no remainder.

Since 42,028,776 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,028,776, 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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