Q: Is 42,195,908 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,195,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,195,908 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 42195908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 587 1,174 2,348 17,971 35,942 71,884 10,548,977 21,097,954 and 42,195,908, with no remainder.

Since 42,195,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,195,908, 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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