Q: Is 42,246,344 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,246,344 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,246,344 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 42246344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 754,399 1,508,798 3,017,596 5,280,793 6,035,192 10,561,586 21,123,172 and 42,246,344, with no remainder.

Since 42,246,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,246,344, 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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