Q: Is 42,116,364 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,116,364 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,116,364 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 42116364 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,169,899 2,339,798 3,509,697 4,679,596 7,019,394 10,529,091 14,038,788 21,058,182 and 42,116,364, with no remainder.

Since 42,116,364 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,116,364, 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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