Q: Is 42,262,324 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,262,324 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,262,324 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 42262324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 71 142 284 923 1,846 3,692 11,447 22,894 45,788 148,811 297,622 595,244 812,737 1,625,474 3,250,948 10,565,581 21,131,162 and 42,262,324, with no remainder.

Since 42,262,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,262,324, 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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