Q: Is 42,210,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,210,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,210,008 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 42210008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 197 394 788 1,576 26,783 53,566 107,132 214,264 5,276,251 10,552,502 21,105,004 and 42,210,008, with no remainder.

Since 42,210,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,210,008, 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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