Q: Is 42,301,332 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,301,332 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,301,332 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 42301332 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 391,679 783,358 1,175,037 1,566,716 2,350,074 3,525,111 4,700,148 7,050,222 10,575,333 14,100,444 21,150,666 and 42,301,332, with no remainder.

Since 42,301,332 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,301,332, 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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