Q: Is 42,262,412 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,262,412 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,262,412 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 42262412 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 53 106 212 311 622 641 1,244 1,282 2,564 16,483 32,966 33,973 65,932 67,946 135,892 199,351 398,702 797,404 10,565,603 21,131,206 and 42,262,412, with no remainder.

Since 42,262,412 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,262,412, 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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