Q: Is 42,038,316 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,038,316 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,038,316 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 42038316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,167,731 2,335,462 3,503,193 4,670,924 7,006,386 10,509,579 14,012,772 21,019,158 and 42,038,316, with no remainder.

Since 42,038,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,038,316, 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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