Q: Is 42,134,304 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,134,304 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,134,304 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 42134304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 438,899 877,798 1,316,697 1,755,596 2,633,394 3,511,192 5,266,788 7,022,384 10,533,576 14,044,768 21,067,152 and 42,134,304, with no remainder.

Since 42,134,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,134,304, 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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