Q: Is 42,177,436 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,177,436 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,177,436 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 42177436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 98 196 215,191 430,382 860,764 1,506,337 3,012,674 6,025,348 10,544,359 21,088,718 and 42,177,436, with no remainder.

Since 42,177,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,177,436, 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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