Q: Is 42,068,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,068,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,068,424 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 42068424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,752,851 3,505,702 5,258,553 7,011,404 10,517,106 14,022,808 21,034,212 and 42,068,424, with no remainder.

Since 42,068,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,068,424, 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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