Q: Is 42,196,764 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,196,764 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,196,764 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 42196764 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 3,516,397 7,032,794 10,549,191 14,065,588 21,098,382 and 42,196,764, with no remainder.

Since 42,196,764 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,196,764, 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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