Q: Is 42,314,116 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,314,116 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,314,116 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 42314116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 97 194 388 1,261 2,522 5,044 8,389 16,778 33,556 109,057 218,114 436,228 813,733 1,627,466 3,254,932 10,578,529 21,157,058 and 42,314,116, with no remainder.

Since 42,314,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,314,116, 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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