Q: Is 42,208,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,208,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,208,424 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 42208424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 76 152 277,687 555,374 1,110,748 2,221,496 5,276,053 10,552,106 21,104,212 and 42,208,424, with no remainder.

Since 42,208,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,208,424, 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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