Q: Is 42,111,336 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,111,336 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,111,336 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 42111336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,754,639 3,509,278 5,263,917 7,018,556 10,527,834 14,037,112 21,055,668 and 42,111,336, with no remainder.

Since 42,111,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,111,336, 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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