Q: Is 42,303,612 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,303,612 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,303,612 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 42303612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 271,177 542,354 813,531 1,084,708 1,627,062 3,254,124 3,525,301 7,050,602 10,575,903 14,101,204 21,151,806 and 42,303,612, with no remainder.

Since 42,303,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,303,612, 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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