Q: Is 42,063,636 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,063,636 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,063,636 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 42063636 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 229 458 687 916 1,374 2,748 15,307 30,614 45,921 61,228 91,842 183,684 3,505,303 7,010,606 10,515,909 14,021,212 21,031,818 and 42,063,636, with no remainder.

Since 42,063,636 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,063,636, 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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