Q: Is 42,256,884 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,256,884 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,256,884 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 42256884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 443 886 1,329 1,772 2,658 5,316 7,949 15,898 23,847 31,796 47,694 95,388 3,521,407 7,042,814 10,564,221 14,085,628 21,128,442 and 42,256,884, with no remainder.

Since 42,256,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,256,884, 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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