Q: Is 42,314,612 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,314,612 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,314,612 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 42314612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 79 158 316 359 373 718 746 1,436 1,492 28,361 29,467 56,722 58,934 113,444 117,868 133,907 267,814 535,628 10,578,653 21,157,306 and 42,314,612, with no remainder.

Since 42,314,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,314,612, 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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