Q: Is 42,278,364 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,278,364 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,278,364 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 42278364 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,174,399 2,348,798 3,523,197 4,697,596 7,046,394 10,569,591 14,092,788 21,139,182 and 42,278,364, with no remainder.

Since 42,278,364 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,278,364, 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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