Q: Is 42,034,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,034,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,034,472 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 42034472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 289 578 1,156 2,312 18,181 36,362 72,724 145,448 309,077 618,154 1,236,308 2,472,616 5,254,309 10,508,618 21,017,236 and 42,034,472, with no remainder.

Since 42,034,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,034,472, 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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