Q: Is 42,103,884 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,103,884 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,103,884 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 42103884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 41 82 123 164 246 492 85,577 171,154 256,731 342,308 513,462 1,026,924 3,508,657 7,017,314 10,525,971 14,034,628 21,051,942 and 42,103,884, with no remainder.

Since 42,103,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,103,884, 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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