Q: Is 42,263,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,263,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,263,004 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 42263004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 503,131 1,006,262 1,509,393 2,012,524 3,018,786 3,521,917 6,037,572 7,043,834 10,565,751 14,087,668 21,131,502 and 42,263,004, with no remainder.

Since 42,263,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,263,004, 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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