Q: Is 42,140,344 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,140,344 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,140,344 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 42140344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 43 86 172 344 122,501 245,002 490,004 980,008 5,267,543 10,535,086 21,070,172 and 42,140,344, with no remainder.

Since 42,140,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,140,344, 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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